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The debt is projected to fall within $100 billion of the current cap by December 30, when the United States has $82 billion in interest on its debt and payments such as Social Security coming due.
Originally posted by sicksonezer0
So what the hell did they do with all of the money from the last increase?? they spent it? on what???
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Originally posted by jhn7537
I got a great idea and it's quite simple.... STOP SPENDING MONEY YOU DONT HAVE!!!!!!!!
You expect the citizens of this nation do this, but you keep spending like reckless A-holes... You are destroying our country, you are destroying our future....
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
Well well well..
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to ask Congress for an increase in the debt limit before the end of the week, according to a senior Treasury Department official.
The debt limit is projected to fall within $100 billion of the current cap by December 30. President Barack Obama is expected to ask for additional borrowing authority to increase the limit by $1.2 trillion.
Under the new budget, Congress can only vote to block the debt-ceiling extension with a disapproval resolution. Lawmakers have 15 days within receiving the request to vote down the debt limit increase.
The debt limit currently stands at $15.194 trillion and would increase to $16.394 trillion with the request.
Look who isn't interested in keeping the debt down in the new year? Big surprise that the American Government is again attempting to place more and more debt in the pockets of the average American Worker.
I suppose he has to find a way to pay for all the tax cuts to millionaires. Now I bet you Republicans will fight and scream, but in the end, they will cave and this will move forward as planned. Although I expect them to put some social engineering into the bill, like th keystone pipeline or something of that nature.
Thoughts ATS?
~Keeper
edit on 12/27/2011 by tothetenthpower because: (no reason given)
It's not as bad as it sounds.
$4.6 Trillion of the National Debt is intragovernmental debt.
Which means we are not quite Greece.
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by Eurisko2012
It's not as bad as it sounds.
$4.6 Trillion of the National Debt is intragovernmental debt.
Which means we are not quite Greece.
But WHO still pays !!
"intragovernMENTAL" debt IS your debt !!
How much is your share?
Can you pay today?
That's what i thought.
Well, don't forget that the GDP is also growing.
The debt we currently have is manageable. These very low interest rates are also
helping us out.
We are not Greece. Our future will brighten when a capitalist walks into the White House
January 2013.
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by Eurisko2012
Well, don't forget that the GDP is also growing.
The debt we currently have is manageable. These very low interest rates are also
helping us out.
We are not Greece. Our future will brighten when a capitalist walks into the White House
January 2013.
managable yes.
but only by hugh tax increases.
interest rates will rise soon as the Fed keeps printing & borrowing.
how does the GDP help again ?
Grow the economy. Put millions of Americans back to work. Decrease the unemployment
rate to less than 5%.
The resulting tidal wave of payroll taxes will wash away the huge
deficit that we have to contend with today.
All we need is - something new -. Back in the 1990s it was something new called
the World Wide Web. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Amazon and eBay appeared
out of nowhere. Jobs.....Jobs......Jobs!
Clinton actually ran a Surplus for a few years.
Well, don't forget that the GDP is also growing.
The debt we currently have is manageable. These very low interest rates are also
helping us out.
We are not Greece. Our future will brighten when a capitalist walks into the White House
January 2013.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
Originally posted by xuenchen
reply to post by Eurisko2012
Well, don't forget that the GDP is also growing.
The debt we currently have is manageable. These very low interest rates are also
helping us out.
We are not Greece. Our future will brighten when a capitalist walks into the White House
January 2013.
managable yes.
but only by hugh tax increases.
interest rates will rise soon as the Fed keeps printing & borrowing.
how does the GDP help again ?
It's called Gross Debt to GDP ratio.
We have another way out of this mess.
Grow the economy. Put millions of Americans back to work. Decrease the unemployment
rate to less than 5%. The resulting tidal wave of payroll taxes will wash away the huge
deficit that we have to contend with today.
All we need is - something new -. Back in the 1990s it was something new called
the World Wide Web. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Amazon and eBay appeared
out of nowhere. Jobs.....Jobs......Jobs! Clinton actually ran a Surplus for a few years.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
reply to post by xuenchen
I saw the status quo take a turn for the better in November 2010.
The Tea Party congressmen arrived in Washington DC.
Obama called the election a shellacking.
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I see a very bright future.
Just watch what happens January 2013.