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Little-Acorn
04-12-2011, 04:42 PM
With the Obamanites in charge, I guess this should be no surprise. Nobody believed him when he promised to cut the deficits in his campaign speeches (yawn).

But I have a question.

We have not had a real budget for this fiscal year (first 6 mionths of fiscal 2011). Congress has passed "Continuing resolutions" instead, to keep funding the government.

Isn't the rule on Continuing Resolutions, that they are not allowed to increase any spending over last year's budget? IIRC, that's why they are called "Continuing Resolutions" - they continue spending at last year's level.

The article here says that revenues actually went UP during this most recent 6 months. How could we have had even bigger increases in spending, sufficient to explode the deficit like this, when all we've had are Continuing Resolutions that aren't supposed to increase spending AT ALL?

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US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011

April 12, 2011
(AFP) – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON — The US budget deficit shot up 15.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Treasury Department said Wednesday as political knives were being sharpened for a new budget battle.

The Treasury reported a deficit of $829 billion for the October-March period, compared with $717 billion a year earlier, as revenue rose a sluggish 6.9 percent as the economic recovery slowly gained pace.

The Treasury argued that the pace of increase in the deficit was deceptive because of large one-off reductions in expenditures made during the first half of fiscal 2010, compared with previous and subsequent periods.

Those included a $115 billion reduction in funds spent on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) -- the financial institution bailout program -- in March 2010.

But 2011 so far has also seen significant increases in spending on defense, Social Security, health and debt service, while receipts have not grown as fast.

Nukeman
04-12-2011, 05:51 PM
Not to mention the devaluation of the dollar, we are currently down almost 10% compared to other currencies in less than a month!! Pretty freaking sad/scary

Just buy food and ammo thats all I have to say!!!!

Kathianne
04-12-2011, 06:03 PM
Wouldn't the increase be from interest on the debt alone?

sundaydriver
04-12-2011, 08:06 PM
For the fun of it I used the government spending for March 2011 against the income for March and we spent 8 times what the government took in.

Applying this to my own personal finances I would be broke and would need to sell home and personal possesions beginning in 2023.

That's a long time away, I'm old and what are we worring about? :laugh2:

Missileman
04-12-2011, 09:27 PM
For the fun of it I used the government spending for March 2011 against the income for March and we spent 8 times what the government took in.

Applying this to my own personal finances I would be broke and would need to sell home and personal possesions beginning in 2023.

That's a long time away, I'm old and what are we worring about? :laugh2:

You could remain solvent for 12 years spending 8 times what you make?

logroller
04-13-2011, 01:32 AM
For the fun of it I used the government spending for March 2011 against the income for March and we spent 8 times what the government took in.

Applying this to my own personal finances I would be broke and would need to sell home and personal possesions beginning in 2023.

That's a long time away, I'm old and what are we worring about? :laugh2:

Potential buyers include the Saud family and People Republic of China, they're on a rent to own plan:laugh2:
http://www.treehugger.com/White-House-For-Sale.jpg

sundaydriver
04-13-2011, 08:44 AM
You could remain solvent for 12 years spending 8 times what you make?

Good catch!

I was off by a factor of 10 so it would only be 12.65 months not years.

Little-Acorn
04-14-2011, 11:18 AM
Wouldn't the increase be from interest on the debt alone?


But 2011 so far has also seen significant increases in spending on defense, Social Security, health and debt service, while receipts have not grown as fast.

Debt service (interest on the Natl Debt) is one part of the increases, and one that really nobody can control (except by paying off the National Debt, don't make me laugh).

But look what else is increasing: Defense, Social Security outlays, and Health Care??? Aren't these things exactly what a Continuing Resolution is supposed to NOT increase?

And I believe a Continuing Resolution isn't just a suggestion. It's a LAW.

Don't laws have meaning any more?

LuvRPgrl
04-24-2011, 12:10 AM
Not to mention the devaluation of the dollar, we are currently down almost 10% compared to other currencies in less than a month!! Pretty freaking sad/scary

Just buy food and ammo thats all I have to say!!!!

Ammo? WOuld that be some nukes?:laugh:

red states rule
04-25-2011, 06:56 AM
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