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From: me4guns@verizon.removeme.this2.nospam.net
"Free Lunch" wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 May 2013 20:49:30 -0500, RD Sandman
> wrote in alt.atheism:
>
>>Free Lunch wrote in
>>news:fb48p8h4dheale4uoutm46c91a0ni7p8qc@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Wed, 15 May 2013 16:41:05 -0600, deep wrote in alt.atheism:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 15 May 2013 16:47:25 -0500, RD Sandman
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> And I believe Obama signed into law some $800 Billion of additional
>>>>>> spending into that budget while he was President.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since they had already budgeted more than they had in revenue
>>>>>> shouldn't we calculate that entire amount added under Obama as
>>deficit
>>>>>> spending?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>;)
>>>>
>>>>Gee, and here I thought the budget was the responsiblity of the House
>>>>of Representatives.
>>>>
>>>>Since when did The Executive write the budget?
>>>
>>> The budget is just a plan. It has never had any meaning for congress,
>>> even if they pass it. The spending and tax bills are supposed to try to
>>> match the budget that might have been passed, but if they don't, no
>>> problem, only the spending and tax bills become law.
>>
>>And when compared to the budget, become deficits and surpluses which add
>>to the debt.
>
> Indeed they do. One of the biggest concerns in the West right now is
> that government spending has cut back too much, slowing the growth of
> the US, giving the Eurozone another recession and leaving the UK dead in
> the water. Deficits can be good or bad, depending on the rest of the
> economy. The national debt is already a sunk cost and can be generally
> ignored for short-term planning.
Well, European countries are free to donate as much money as they like. I'm
sure the Obama can find something to spend it on. He certainly hasn't had
trouble spending far more than we have.
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