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U.S. Treasury Drew Down Its Cash Balance by $81.6 Billion in Just First 4 Days of March
Cybercast News Service ^
 | 3/7/11
 | Terence P. Jeffrey
Posted on 03/07/2011 6:47:26 PM PST by Nachum
The U.S. Treasury is depleting its cash at an accelerating pace, drawing down its cash balance by $81.6 billion in the just the first four days of March, leaving the federal government with only $108.9 billion on hand, according to the Daily Treasury Statement released Monday afternoon. At the beginning of February, the Treasury had $349.1 billion in cash on hand, but spent that down by $158.5 billion during the month, ending February with only $190.6 billion on hand. Were the government to continue to draw down its cash balance
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cash; down; drew; treasury
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:47:30 PM PST
by 
Nachum
 
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:49:03 PM PST
by 
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
 
To: Nachum
    The Wall Street banksters still have their hooks in our Treasury. They are the winners and we are the losers. They should be bankrupt, but we’ve refilled their tank on our dime.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:51:00 PM PST
by 
apoliticalone
(Conservatism is about putting the USA first,  not international bankers and corporations)
 
To: Nachum; Kaslin; SunkenCiv; ExTexasRedhead; neverdem; Liz; Impy; cripplecreek
    Nearly $82 BILLION in four days? I am speechless.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:55:25 PM PST
by 
Clintonfatigued
(Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
 
To: Nachum
    Thanks added it to my Obama dossier.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:56:26 PM PST
by 
GlockThe Vote
(Who needs Al Queda to worry about when we have Obama?)
 
To: apoliticalone
    Yes...the Goldman Sacks is makin' a killin'
And what happened? Did the printing presses break?
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:57:21 PM PST
by 
evad
(SHUT IT DOWN!)
 
To: Nachum
    There must be a bitchin’ party planned for Wednesday at The White Hut.
 
To: Nachum
    New wall paper for Barry’s crapper.
 
To: apoliticalone
    ‘We’ can look forward to an empty tank, for the rest of this year.
And empty refrigerators.
And empty toilet paper holders.
And empty closets.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 6:59:59 PM PST
by 
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post.)
 
To: Nachum
    I checked it is not in my bank account.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:00:06 PM PST
by 
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
 
To: Nachum
To: Clintonfatigued
    Nearly $82 BILLION in four days? I am speechless.Yeah... but half of it was used to pay off old debt, and half of it was used to borrow more.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:03:15 PM PST
by 
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post.)
 
To: Nachum
    No problem. They will just increase the debt ceiling. Who’s going to stop them? The Republicans?
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:03:54 PM PST
by 
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
 
To: Georgia Girl 2
    They will just increase the debt ceiling.The Sky is the limit.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:07:14 PM PST
by 
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post.)
 
To: UCANSEE2
    If you own the printing press there is no end.
 
To: Nachum
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:10:25 PM PST
by 
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
(The truth can indeed be a finger-down-the-throat for those unprepared to hear it.)
 
To: apoliticalone
    The Wall Street banksters still have their hooks in our Treasury. Soon, they are going to have to take IOU's , just like everyone else.
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:12:45 PM PST
by 
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post.)
 
To: Orange1998
    If you own the printing press there is no end.And who owns the printing press?
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:15:18 PM PST
by 
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post.)
 
To: evad
    Sounds like Obama and crew may be about to pull a Maburak and haul ass. If so, it is well worth the cost. I wonder if he will give back Air Force One?
 
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posted on 
03/07/2011 7:31:28 PM PST
by 
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government!)
 
To: UCANSEE2
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