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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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1 posted on 03/07/2011 6:47:30 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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2 posted on 03/07/2011 6:49:03 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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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.


3 posted on 03/07/2011 6:51:00 PM PST by apoliticalone (Conservatism is about putting the USA first, not international bankers and corporations)
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To: Nachum; Kaslin; SunkenCiv; ExTexasRedhead; neverdem; Liz; Impy; cripplecreek

Nearly $82 BILLION in four days? I am speechless.


4 posted on 03/07/2011 6:55:25 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: Nachum

Thanks added it to my Obama dossier.


5 posted on 03/07/2011 6:56:26 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (Who needs Al Queda to worry about when we have Obama?)
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To: apoliticalone
Yes...the Goldman Sacks is makin' a killin'

And what happened? Did the printing presses break?

6 posted on 03/07/2011 6:57:21 PM PST by evad (SHUT IT DOWN!)
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To: Nachum

There must be a bitchin’ party planned for Wednesday at The White Hut.


7 posted on 03/07/2011 6:58:12 PM PST by gathersnomoss
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To: Nachum

New wall paper for Barry’s crapper.


8 posted on 03/07/2011 6:58:50 PM PST by gathersnomoss
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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.


9 posted on 03/07/2011 6:59:59 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: Nachum

I checked it is not in my bank account.


10 posted on 03/07/2011 7:00:06 PM PST by razorback-bert (Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
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To: Nachum

11 posted on 03/07/2011 7:02:15 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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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.

12 posted on 03/07/2011 7:03:15 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: Nachum

No problem. They will just increase the debt ceiling. Who’s going to stop them? The Republicans?


13 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.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
They will just increase the debt ceiling.

The Sky is the limit.

14 posted on 03/07/2011 7:07:14 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: UCANSEE2

If you own the printing press there is no end.


15 posted on 03/07/2011 7:09:38 PM PST by Orange1998
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To: Nachum
Well that $105B for Obamacare doesn't grow on trees.
16 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.)
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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.

17 posted on 03/07/2011 7:12:45 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: Orange1998
If you own the printing press there is no end.

And who owns the printing press?

18 posted on 03/07/2011 7:15:18 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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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?


19 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!)
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To: UCANSEE2

China of course! :O)


20 posted on 03/07/2011 7:38:54 PM PST by Orange1998
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