[Alberta's Child]

Go back and see what I posted in #66. U.S. Treasury reports are not a very good indicator of the Federal balance sheet. For one thing, the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan are being funded primarily through "off-budget" appropriations . . . which may explain the discrepancy between the $163 billion budget deficit that was reported for FY2007 and the REAL $500+ billion deficit that had to be covered through an extension of the Federal debt ceiling.

[avacado]

"Go back and see what I posted in #66. U.S. Treasury reports are not a very good indicator of the Federal balance sheet. For one thing, the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan are being funded primarily through "off-budget" appropriations . ."

*sigh* Look, I will NOT spoon feed you. The monthly and yearly statements have on and off budget expenses.

Have a nice day.