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Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Tue Mar 5, 2013, 09:56 PM Mar 2013

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The Federal Deficit is Shrinking and 90% of Americans don't know it - thanks to M$M

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The Federal Deficit is Shrinking and 90% of Americans don't know it - thanks to M$M (Original Post) Bill USA Mar 2013 OP

At the end of the year it will still be 10x the size of the sequester. dkf Mar 2013 #1

I heard Stephen Moore lying about this yesterday. Loudly Mar 2013 #2

K&R freshwest Mar 2013 #3

The millions living in poverty dont give a flying shit about the deficit. Just sayin. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #4

The Federal "budget" deficit is shrinking. CANDO Mar 2013 #5

The majority of americans don't know the difference between the Deficit and the Debt. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #6

dkf

(37,305 posts)

1. At the end of the year it will still be 10x the size of the sequester.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 10:04 PM

Mar 2013

Loudly

(2,436 posts)

2. I heard Stephen Moore lying about this yesterday.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 10:51 PM

Mar 2013

He said trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see.

I knew he was willfully wrong about that, and told him so through the radio.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 11:22 PM

Mar 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

4. The millions living in poverty dont give a flying shit about the deficit. Just sayin. nm

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 12:23 AM

Mar 2013

CANDO

(2,068 posts)

5. The Federal "budget" deficit is shrinking.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:00 AM

Mar 2013

Which is a good thing. Just nitpicking a little at the obvious lack of pointing out that this refers to the annual budget deficit and not the federal debt. I know I'm sticking my neck way out there on this because here it comes..... I hate America and President Obama and yada yada yada. Whatever! Whomever puts this information out there KNOWS what they are doing. They are relying on the ignorance of people to not understand the difference. Why not just say the federal "budget" deficit is shrinking? The federal debt is not and will not until there is a budget surplus and then only if money is allocated to pay down the debt. Of course, I must state that I am a card carrying liberal and Democrat so as to hopefully fend off the attacks at my lack of marching in lock step.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

6. The majority of americans don't know the difference between the Deficit and the Debt.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 01:25 AM

Mar 2013

I would guess that 100% of the 90% of americans that are confused can't tell Deficit from Debt.

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