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Old 02-05-2013, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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.... big again, oh wait, $854B? Has the GOP just lost another talking point? Hmmmm....

CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $854B
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:24 AM
 
Location: mancos
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what budget?
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:27 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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the current spending levels are 3.8 trillion....current annual revenue about 2.5 trillion

makes the deficit approx 1.2 trillion.....again
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:30 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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.... big again, oh wait, $854B? Has the GOP just lost another talking point? Hmmmm....

CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $854B
Wow, is $850 billion something to be proud of?
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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Wow, is $850 billion something to be proud of?
and IAW the artticle its ONLY if the severe budget cuts happen in March, and the economy grows (it just SHRANK this last quarter)
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:38 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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and IAW the artticle its ONLY if the severe budget cuts happen in March, and the economy grows (it just SHRANK this last quarter)
I just think it's crazy that now a 850 billion deficit is seen as "not that bad."
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:38 AM
 
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.... big again, oh wait, $854B? Has the GOP just lost another talking point? Hmmmm....

CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $854B
Is this the same CBO the bosted obama care would not cost more than 1 trillion.....but after getting revised numbers after it was implimented is now 3 times that...

Junk numbers in....junk numbers coming out....
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Wow, is $850 billion something to be proud of?
I know right!!

Anybody know what my unborn son's share of this insane debt is? Last time I looked it up I thought it was ~40K for each American.
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Here
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The level of stupidity that Obama jock-sniffers will sink to is amazing.
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Old 02-05-2013, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Tampa Florida
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I just think it's crazy that now a 850 billion deficit is seen as "not that bad."
What's not "crazy", is the direction. 2009- $1.41B ; 2010- $1.29B ; 2011- $1.30B ; 2012- $1.09B and now estimate of 2013- $.86B
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