Expected Deficit Raised to a Cool $9T

[guido911]

Announced by the White House this Friday afternoon, up from $7T. Just in time for Obama to bolt town on vacation.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57K4XE20090821 

One heck of an example of farting and then leaving the room.

[buckeye]

Funny how egregious stuff like this comes to light and there are no comments after four days, but Senator Coburn talks to a crying lady and doesn't say the right thing, WOW!!!

[cannon_fodder]

Funny how egregious stuff like this comes to light and there are no comments after four days, but Senator Coburn talks to a crying lady and doesn't say the right thing, WOW!!!

What can I say?  Deficits are bad.  Deficits in the trillions are bad.  $7,000,000,000,000.00 or $9,000,000,000,000.00.  May as well be a zillion for all I can wrap my brain around that number

WE spend money we don't have on crap we don't need.  Not considering how, or even when we'll pay for it.  Money for free auto's, sure!  Taxes on autos in the future to pay for it?  Hell no!  Money for free appliances, hell yes!  Some related tax down the road to pay for it?  No way.  Wars for everyone!  A "war tax" to pay for it?  That's crazy talk.

It's stupid.  Republicans can't really call BS on the deficit because they were guilty too. Democrats don't really seem to give a crap now that they are in power, though they whined when Bush was running deficits.  So yay again for a two party system.

And I could care less what Coburn said or didn't say to whomever.

[USRufnex]

With The Bush Gimmicks The 2009 Obama Deficit Would Have Been...?

http://www.capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/stan-collender/789/bush-gimmicks-2009-obama-deficit-would-have-been

[Conan71]

...and just like the screwy accounting of the Clinton "surplus" that never existed, and "this will only hurt for a little while", and "I'll call you in the morning"

[FOTD]

Ever wonder what the US debt was in 1945 in todays dollars? What were the tax rates back in the 1950's and 60's?

Groove Crusher hates it when this demon cuts and pastes so just go to this link and read about how we could change our mindset and feel more secure while building wealth.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-new-economy/busted-9-economy-myths/

Have we heard anything about the Amero currency? Will the dollar die?

What will come first, global warming catratophe or the US going bust? Will you live long enough on government health care to find out what comes first (rhetorical)?

[patric]

Well if you can start one war without raising taxes to pay for it, why not start two?

[shadows]

Some should remember the $5.00 WWll victory tax that turned into the withholding tax.  And there was the $5.00 sticker put on the windshield of your car.   Didn't Tulsa have a sticker also to operate on Tulsa Streets?