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The Sushi Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 07:13 PM
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US deficit hits record $540 billion
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/21/1066631384022.html

The United States announced today a record $US374 billion ($A540 billion) budget deficit in 2003, the largest shortfall in history but smaller than had been feared.

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karlschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 07:21 PM
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1. Holy shit, it's going up a billion a minute!
Edited on Mon Oct-20-03 07:22 PM by karlschneider
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 07:23 PM
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2. Just you wait
We'll be told that it's no big deal until 2005 when Republicans will be hysterical about the deficit again, and somehow it will all be Bill Clinton's fault.

At that point, Democrats will have to stand tough and say will clear crisp resolve "NO CUTS". NO CUTS. We will cut nothing except the defense budget and the Bush tax giveaways to the rich. NO CUTS.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 09:18 PM
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3. duplicate
See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=175513

I'm locking this thread. Interested DUers are welcome to continue discussing this in the referenced thread.

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