Claim the economy is doing so good there is $200 billion more in treasury.

[FloridaPat]

OK, so anyone know what the lie is behind this? Tons of good jobs have gone overseas, including mine. The unemployment figures are suspect. Where'd all this money come from?

[rkc3]

1. The wealthy gave their tax cuts back?

[maine_raptor]

2. Where did that whopper come from?

A reThug, I'd bet!

[Coexist]

3. check the Stock Market Watch in LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1798463&mesg_id=1798772

they are great.

[klook]

4. Who claims this?

$200 billion more than when? Details please. Link?

This is kinda hard to examine / refute with such sketchy info.

[FloridaPat]

8. It's been mentioned on CNBC twice so far this morning. The economy

is so good that there is $200 billion more money raised in taxes then last year.

[jimshoes]

5. I'm always finding

hundred of billions of dollars lying around. What's the big deal?

[maine_raptor]

6. Ok that explains it then

The Big Dick VP finally checked under his sofa cushions.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Funny, that's the exact cost projected for Katrina cleanup

[redqueen]

9. Enron - style accounting?

That's my bet.

[snippy]

10. The increase is so large only because last year's revenue was so low.

The total tax revenue of the government this year will still be below the total for 2000. Most of this year's increase is coming from taxes on capital gains and from corporate income taxes. Only a small portion of the increase is coming from the witholding of income and FICA taxes.

This information can be found in Table 4 of the Monthly Treasury Statement.
http://www.fms.treas.gov/mts/mts0805.txt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Wrong. Leading indicators down. Consumer confidence down. Job claims up.