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Johnny2X2X

(19,001 posts)
Wed May 15, 2013, 11:09 AM May 2013

Deficit shrinking faster than thought

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/14/usa-fiscal-deficit-idUSL2N0DV3AO20130514?feedType=RSS

Obama took Bush's FY2009 Budget (which was passed in June of '08 and started in October of '08) deficit of $1.4 Trillion and has reduced it to under $650 Billion in 4 years and it's projected to shrink further to under $375 Billion by '15.

This is good news for America. Bad news for Republicans, their #1 talking point for the last 4 years just got completely deflated. It's no wonder they're all Benghazi all the time now, they have nothing else.
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Deficit shrinking faster than thought (Original Post) Johnny2X2X May 2013 OP
This is why the pukes sharp_stick May 2013 #1

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
1. This is why the pukes
Wed May 15, 2013, 11:12 AM
May 2013

have been doing everything in their power to keep the economy from actually improving. They know that the biggest weapon we have to fight the deficit and overall debt is a good economy.

Imagine how much better things could have been if we were able to convince people that voting for Congress back in 2010 was important?

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