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The American public is ignorant about the deficit

Maybe we need to forgive Faux News watchers for their lack of knowledge of the actual facts and put the blame on Faux News.OpEdThe Congressional Budget Office has tallied up the totals for fiscal...

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It would come down even faster if the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires were repealed....

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What is most concerning is that most people think that since the deficit is going down so is the national debt. Apparently they don't realize that a deficit is still a negative and that even with a...

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BadgerSteve72 wrote:What is most concerning is that most people think that since the deficit is going down so is the national debt. Apparently they don't realize that a deficit is still a negative and...

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Eventually, and I have no idea when, the shit will hit the fan. Ever then, there will be another issue that is seemingly more important.

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likewhoa123 wrote:BadgerSteve72 wrote:What is most concerning is that most people think that since the deficit is going down so is the national debt. Apparently they don't realize that a deficit is...

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BigAppleBucky wrote:likewhoa123 wrote:BadgerSteve72 wrote:What is most concerning is that most people think that since the deficit is going down so is the national debt. Apparently they don't realize...

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yanked wrote:BigAppleBucky wrote:likewhoa123 wrote:we've been adding to the national debt forever.  It's a very important part of economic growth as long as it's sustainable. It's not liek we're...

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BigAppleBucky wrote:yanked wrote:BigAppleBucky wrote:In the last years of the Clinton administration, the national debt was actually reduced. Not by a lot, but not only was there no deficit, there was...

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http://www.usgovernmentdebt.us/debt_deficit_history  (Data)The national debt and the deficit move in similar, but not identical manners. The deficit for a year does not determine the change in the...

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Good god, do you actually believe the shit you type? Obama has been running nearly trillion dollar deficits forever. Sure, progressives will game the numbers (give Bush the TARP costs, give Obama the...

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yanked wrote:Good god, do you actually believe the shit you type? Obama has been running nearly trillion dollar deficits forever. Sure, progressives will game the numbers (give Bush the TARP costs,...

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If the trend continues, Obama should get able to get the debt to $20,000,000,000,000 easy. I'll take the over for $200.00,

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This thread is beyond numbers.

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Bush was assigned debt and Obama took back a trillion in revenue from TARP. That is clear, not the nonsense you have listed. Debt was $6.3T on Obamas inauguration date, according to politifact. Not...

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yanked wrote:Bush was assigned debt and Obama took back a trillion in revenue from TARP. That is clear, not the nonsense you have listed. Debt was $6.3T on Obamas inauguration date, according to...

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BigAppleBucky wrote:likewhoa123 wrote:BadgerSteve72 wrote:What is most concerning is that most people think that since the deficit is going down so is the national debt. Apparently they don't realize...

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NotMarkMiller wrote:BigAppleBucky wrote:likewhoa123 wrote: we've been adding to the national debt forever.  It's a very important part of economic growth as long as it's sustainable. It's not liek...

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NotMarkMiller wrote:BigAppleBucky wrote: In the last years of the Clinton administration, the national debt was actually reduced. Not by a lot, but not only was there no deficit, there was a...

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NotMarkMiller wrote:Forgive me, but you say here that the national debt was actually reduced (implying a surplus in the budget), but your numbers further down this very thread show the national debt...

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