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2009-10-18 Economy

$1.4 Trillion Deficit Complicates Stimulus Plans

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 DUH!

Posted by newc">newc 2009-10-18 00:12|| 2009-10-18 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Translation: Helicopter Ben's printing press is temporarily crapped out due to a shorted solenoid. He's waiting for the manufacturer to send a new part, but it'll take a while to get to DC from the factory. Which is in China, btw...

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-10-18 02:19|| 2009-10-18 02:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Investors who are essential to financing the debt, including China and other foreign interests, are eager for signs that the government will eventually regain control over its budgets.

Meanwhile, the ~~Zim bucks~~ USD currency printing continues at a record pace.

Posted by Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-10-18 02:26|| 2009-10-18 02:26|| Front Page Top

#4 But subsequent spending and tax cuts to stimulate the economy, and lower-than-expected revenues as the recession deepened before bottoming out,

threw those expensive tax cuts in there huh? What % of the deficit increase were any tax cuts put in place by Obama? -10%? I don't recall ANY substantive tax cuts put out by this lying POS

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-10-18 07:59|| 2009-10-18 07:59|| Front Page Top

#5 the transfer payments to the underclass in form of the EIC is a 'tax cut' to that crew.

not actually a 'tax cut' as you have to pay taxes to have them reduced in non-bizzaro world, but they want to claim they gave a 'tax cut' to the majority of 'tax payers'...

/spit

Posted by abu do you love ">abu do you love 2009-10-18 09:09|| 2009-10-18 09:09|| Front Page Top

#6 $1.4 Trillion Deficit Complicates the Vast Partisan Looting of the National Treasury ~~Stimulus Plans~~

fixed it for you.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-18 09:16|| 2009-10-18 09:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Wait I thought the $1.4 trillion deficit is the the stimulus plan.

Posted by regular joe 2009-10-18 09:30|| 2009-10-18 09:30|| Front Page Top

#8 $1.4Trillion Deficit

Should make the Guinness Book of Records as the largest holdup and theft in the world.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-10-18 10:46|| 2009-10-18 10:46|| Front Page Top

#9 The number, while lower than forecast a few months ago, underscored the challenges ahead in shrinking the deficit even as the White House and Congress are considering more steps to stimulate an economy that is making a slow recovery.

Oh Goody!

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-10-18 11:32|| 2009-10-18 11:32|| Front Page Top

#10 "Nobody told me there would be a test!!! With Math?!? This sucks and is so unfair!!!"

-Obambi-
(A true although not accurate quote)

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-10-18 14:07|| 2009-10-18 14:07|| Front Page Top

#11 Yeah, give the listless patient a shot of speed and expect a full recovery to vim and vigor. Takes some real geniuses in Congress and the Executive to come up with that one.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-10-18 15:39|| 2009-10-18 15:39|| Front Page Top

#12 closer to 'buy the alcoholic a 5th of bourbon'...

then when he doesn't dry out, say you need to buy him another

Posted by abu do you love ">abu do you love 2009-10-18 19:33|| 2009-10-18 19:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Nothing like a little reality to screw up a democrat stimulus plan.

Posted by 49 pan 2009-10-18 22:26|| 2009-10-18 22:26|| Front Page Top

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