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To: MontaniSemperLiberi

Yep. And the CRs were at the FY2008 level - which was about $1 trillion lower in total deficits than FY2009. If FY2009 ended up as FY2008 funding the whole way through, then the deficit in FY2009 would have been around $400-$450 billion. High, but nowhere near what that graph implies - a full $1 trillion shift in debts.


119 posted on 09/04/2011 9:54:32 PM PDT by FromTheSidelines ("everything that deceives, also enchants" - Plato)
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To: FromTheSidelines

This is tedious. I have the detailed numbers open in my spreadsheet right now. You can easily do your own number crunching, if you want. Here’s the link to get the raw numbers: http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=12187

In FY2009 congress spent $417B more than it had projected in 2001 on discretionary spending. In FY2008 they spent $339B. A $78B increase. Bush’s CR contained increases as did Obama’s. Whose CR had more? It’s 1am on a Sunday night and I’m just glad I don’t have work tomorrow.


120 posted on 09/04/2011 10:05:09 PM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi (Moutaineers are Always Free)
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