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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: brawndolicious on July 15, 2007, 05:17:35 PM

Title: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: brawndolicious on July 15, 2007, 05:17:35 PM

http://www.bizzyblog.com/2007/02/13/what-happens-if-a-deficit-falls-and-almost-no-one-reports-it/

(http://www.optimist123.com/photos/uncategorized/balancebudget20070212.gif)

HE MIGHT BE A CONSERVATIVE!

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 15, 2007, 05:19:57 PM

Sweet, just a few more trillion dollars in surplus and we'll get rid of that deficit!

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2007, 05:24:53 PM

Just in time to invade Iran!

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: The Fake Shemp on July 15, 2007, 05:25:53 PM

Quote from: ToxicAdam on July 15, 2007, 05:24:53 PM

Just in time to invade Iran!

You know we'll just funnel money into Israel so they can do the dirty work, right?

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: Mandark on July 15, 2007, 07:26:35 PM

That's a pretty dumb blog post.

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 15, 2007, 07:51:56 PM

Bush n Co. has been over-estimating war-time expenses to come off as some kind of financial heroes of the kingdom of poop.

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: captainbiotch on July 16, 2007, 02:58:08 AM

If we paid off the federal debt, the entire money system would collapse.  the banks run this country :(.

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: brawndolicious on July 16, 2007, 03:29:09 AM

http://www.optimist123.com/optimist/2007/07/deficit-watch-j.html

(http://www.optimist123.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/12/12modeficits_2.gif)

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In either case, I think the deficit for fiscal 2007 will be a lot lower: $135 billion (i.e., a harmless 1.0% of GDP).  I also see that if the current trends continue, the unified budget would move into balance in October 2008.  [The Democrats are still saying there's "no way" the budget will balance even by 2012; I don't know which numbers they're looking at, either, but I will be listening closely to their reaction if the budget does balance in 2008 or 2009.]

:( nobody posted this yet.  Debt isn't a horrible thing but anybody would agree that a deficit is.  I mean sure, we have a huge war to pay for and probably no SS for anybody that posts here.  But that's not as bad as a deficit.

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: Tauntaun on July 16, 2007, 12:53:19 PM

good thing we're not borrowing BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM CHINA!!!....oh wait  :maf

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: MrAngryFace on July 16, 2007, 01:02:45 PM

GOOD THING WE DONT HAVE A HUGE TRADE DEFICIT CAUSE OF CHINA..OH WAIT LOL WALMART

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: Prost on July 16, 2007, 01:15:11 PM

Quote from: Lil' Slugger on July 16, 2007, 01:02:45 PM

GOOD THING WE DONT HAVE A HUGE TRADE DEFICIT CAUSE OF CHINA..OH WAIT LOL WALMART

same thing :)

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: Human Snorenado on July 16, 2007, 01:19:15 PM

So, I'm pretty sure those numbers are crap because they don't take war spending into account.  Carry on.

Title: Re: Bush to possibly have budget surplus by last couple months of term.
Post by: brawndolicious on July 16, 2007, 03:18:23 PM

I just said that.