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hue

(4,949 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:21 AM Oct 2014

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Congressional Budget Office: Budget deficit falls to $486 billion, lowest of Obama's tenure.

Source: abc NEWS

Congressional Budget Office: Budget deficit falls to $486 billion, lowest of Obama's tenure.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/congressional-budget-office-budget-deficit-falls-486-billion-26043639

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Congressional Budget Office: Budget deficit falls to $486 billion, lowest of Obama's tenure. (Original Post) hue Oct 2014 OP

chirp, chirp liberal N proud Oct 2014 #1

BUT BUT BUT The Debt is like a Ba-Jillion Dollars!!!!!!!!!! Stallion Oct 2014 #2

I am thankful that it is down yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #5

the debt is still growing nt DeadEyeDyck Oct 2014 #7

Wouldn't be if the unelected GOP House would let us raise taxes on the rich. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #12

Record low interest rates is the best time to be in debt IronLionZion Oct 2014 #13

Benghazi! Botany Oct 2014 #3

Ebolabama!!!!!!1 n/t reflection Oct 2014 #6

Communism! Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #4

what's important is HOW this is happening, and it is not a cause for celebration noiretextatique Oct 2014 #8

Don't worry, ISIS war will drive it up again n/t n2doc Oct 2014 #9

So is this actually a strategy Calista241 Oct 2014 #10

opppps rtracey Oct 2014 #11

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)

1. chirp, chirp

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:28 AM

Oct 2014

That is the GOP praise for a Democratic President achieving that which they said he wouldn't

Stallion

(6,476 posts)

2. BUT BUT BUT The Debt is like a Ba-Jillion Dollars!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:31 AM

Oct 2014

facepalm

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

5. I am thankful that it is down

Reply to Stallion (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:52 AM

Oct 2014

But we are still spending more then we have which will eventually come back and bite all of us. Keep chipping away Mr. President.

DeadEyeDyck

(1,504 posts)

7. the debt is still growing nt

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:15 PM

Oct 2014

True Blue Door

(2,969 posts)

12. Wouldn't be if the unelected GOP House would let us raise taxes on the rich.

Reply to DeadEyeDyck (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 04:42 PM

Oct 2014

IronLionZion

(45,460 posts)

13. Record low interest rates is the best time to be in debt

Reply to DeadEyeDyck (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 06:48 PM

Oct 2014

I wish they had spent more on a much bigger stimulus and health reform. Debt isn't bad when its an investment in your country's infrastructure.

The rate the debt is growing has been slowing dramatically each year due to the tax increases and spending cuts.

Botany

(70,520 posts)

3. Benghazi!

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:47 AM

Oct 2014

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Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!

reflection

(6,286 posts)

6. Ebolabama!!!!!!1 n/t

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:08 PM

Oct 2014

Kingofalldems

(38,459 posts)

4. Communism!

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:52 AM

Oct 2014

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)

8. what's important is HOW this is happening, and it is not a cause for celebration

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:39 PM

Oct 2014

the deficit is declining because of irresponsible policy that is adversely affecting the most vulnerable (UI and food stamps), and reduced investment in infrastructure, education, and regulatory agencies. i get that the rw will not give obama any credit, bit i am not exactly jumping for joy either.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

9. Don't worry, ISIS war will drive it up again n/t

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 01:13 PM

Oct 2014

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

10. So is this actually a strategy

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 01:17 PM

Oct 2014

or is this just the result of nothing at all getting passed by Congress?

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

11. opppps

Reply to hue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 03:28 PM

Oct 2014

uhhhh ohhhh, ummm lets see.....THE NUMBERS ARE WRONG, THEY DON'T ADD UP...... what else, start a talking points round here.....

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