Balanced budget may require $10 billion from Social Security

CNN ^ | Friday, September 7, 2001

[JohnHuang2]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Despite White House and congressional vows not to touch the Social Security surplus, budget projections now show the federal government may have to do just that -- to the tune of at least $10 billion, CNN has learned.

[Jumper]

Two days spending at Current Daily expenditures for the US Government in total.... Not really that much when you consider we spend 360 times this a year already. Less than one percent?