05-29-2003, 12:57 PM | #1 |
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US 'faces future of chronic deficits'
By Peronet Despeignes in Washington Published: May 28 2003 21:57 | Last Updated: May 29 2003 1:16 The Bush administration has shelved a report commissioned by the Treasury that shows the US currently faces a future of chronic federal budget deficits totalling at least $44,200bn in current US dollars. ------------------------------------------------------------- So nice to sell out the future for votes today. It even has Greenspan worrying, which is a pretty serious sign.
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05-29-2003, 01:26 PM | #2 |
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holy crap
thats one expensive war you had there
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05-29-2003, 01:31 PM | #3 |
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mooooney.... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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05-29-2003, 01:59 PM | #4 |
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ain't no way it would happen, I would think that they misplaced their decimal to the right one space...more like 4.4 trillion or as TL stated 5 trillion...and Im betting we never get to 5 either. |
05-29-2003, 02:44 PM | #5 |
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Still a lot of money.
Could use some of that amount. |
05-29-2003, 02:58 PM | #6 |
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Shouldn't Bush be trying to avoid deficits. Future generations will pay for deficits.
Although one reason for the surplus is citizens being taxed to death as well as GST revenues have turned that into a surplus estimated at $8 billion Cdn this year. The GST was implemented by Mulroney not Chretian so the conservatives are probably largely responsible for a surplus as anyone. http://www.webfin.com/en/news/news.html/?id=34586 Earlier, Chretien took his deficit-fighting message to an Athens business luncheon, saying "I speak with the voice of experience," in cutting government overspending. |
05-29-2003, 03:58 PM | #7 |
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Remember, folks... future generations pay the debt, not the deficit. The debt is how much is owed; the deficit is how much bigger that number grew this year.
That's a hefty chunk of change...
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05-29-2003, 04:51 PM | #8 | |
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This whole nonsense on projections is getting ridiculous. I recall all the nonsensical verbage regarding, "a *projected* surplus". First of all, how many of us can project what they will make in ten years with 100% accuracy? Second, how many of us pay our bills based on this projection? Third how many of our creditors go along with this notion when we choose to purchase something? Last but not least, if the government is running a surplus and it is real, does that not tell anyone that you are being charged too much? |
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05-30-2003, 12:29 AM | #9 | |
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Heres some deficit news that flew in under the tax-cut radar:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...402EDT0597.DTL Quote:
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05-30-2003, 10:52 AM | #10 |
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Boy, do I miss Clinton. Any president who lets the government operate "in the red" for 4 years straight rocks. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
And, before you guys all jump up and down screaming "it isn't just the President who did it," fine to a large extent you are right. But, let's remember it *is* the president who proposes the budget, estimates the needs of every agency, and, as Bush has shown us (and as Clinton showed us during the gov't shutdown in mid-90's), has HUGE influence. |
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