Peter_Puget Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Two straight months of budget surplus. First January surplus since 1992! Quote
EWolfe Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Like a teaspoon of water for a bonfire. Quote
catbirdseat Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Like a teaspoon of water for a bonfire. An apt metaphor. Quote
foraker Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Notice no citations for this insane figure. Quote
cj001f Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Notice no citations for this insane figure. If only I could budget and live my life ignoring the equivalent of the Iraq War Quote
Jim Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 (edited) Two straight months of budget surplus. First January surplus since 1992! Yea right. That's if you don't count the off-the-books 5 billion a month we're spending on the wars and the Katrina funding. Gimme a break. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0126/p01s03-usec.html Edited February 13, 2006 by Jim Quote
Peter_Puget Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 linky Ignore the part about the last surplus in January was in 1992. Quote
cj001f Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 linky Ignore the part about the last surplus in January was in 1992. Peter, read your links better. Quote
Peter_Puget Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 linky Ignore the part about the last surplus in January was in 1992. Peter, read your links better. Please explain? Quote
cj001f Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Please explain? The government surplus grows until 2001 (doing particularly well after 95, I will admit), then we have a sea of deficits post 01.... and deficits in FY'05 and '06 but I'm sure if you parse it into acceptably small and irrelevant categories you'll find something positive Quote
Peter_Puget Posted February 13, 2006 Author Posted February 13, 2006 OH Cj you crack me up. One would certinly expect a goverment surplus to be reduced or turned into a deficit in the face of a cycle downturn. Folowign the lead of Jayb I'll give you a d+ for these comments. Keep trying! Quote
foraker Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Just remember friends: Behind every silver lining, there's a dark cloud! -- George Carlin Quote
foraker Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 PP, you might have missed a few of these precious articles on your favored web site: http://www.cato.org/current/federalspending/ Quote
cj001f Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 OH Cj you crack me up. One would certinly expect a goverment surplus to be reduced or turned into a deficit in the face of a cycle downturn. I thought we were on the upturn and the economy is strong thansk to W Sorry PP, the way you spin everything the same way is turning me in circles and making me dizzy. Quote
Punter Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Come on PP. Step into line. The way we play it here in the NW is and always will be - Bad news for America = good news for us flaming liberals. Quote
foraker Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Peter Punter? That's a new one. Don't be stupid. Bad news for America = Bad news for America. Spinning bad news into seeming good news = politics = bad for America. Quote
foraker Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 I think you found a new t-shirt slogan for Gary. Hell, I could have used one in college too. :-) Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Hell, I could have used one in college too. :-) A bikini...? Quote
jon Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Two straight months of budget surplus. First January surplus since 1992! First time in 20 some years they didn't raise the NIH budget. Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 NIH ? Vass iss dis "en-aye-aitch" off vitch you ahr speeking? Quote
cj001f Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 NIH ? Vass iss dis "en-aye-aitch" off vitch you ahr speeking? aborted fetus murdering communists Quote
foraker Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 Hell, I could have used one in college too. :-) A bikini...? Touche'! Where's my gremlin for 'stepping in one'? Quote
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