January 29, 2004
A Budget Right Out of a Fairy Tale
Posted by nerdling | January 29, 2004 07:04 PM
So, for the first time in US history, our yearly deficit will exceed $500 billion. $500 B-I-L-L-I-O-N.
President Bush's new budget projects the Medicare overhaul he just signed will be one-third more costly than estimated and this year's federal deficit will surge past a half trillion dollars for the first time, administration and congressional officials said Thursday.
$500 FUCKING BILLION! And that's just this year. If Bush wins the election, we have four more years of skyrocketing budgets to look forward to!
And in the continuing saga of Ryan Adams versus the Universe, he is now claiming that he could have been paralyzed by the fall that broke his wrist.
I say that this is just further proof that the powers that be want him to give up the sham he calls a career and go crawling back to Whiskeytown, hoping against hope to get his talent back along the way.
That's trillion babe. T-R-I-L-L-I-O-N!
Bill Gates has well over 500 million dollars, so I doubt our government owes less than Bill G. is worth. I also think Arnold Swartzenegger has a net worth of somewhere around 750 million.
Just to make extra sure, here's a link to the treasury's website showing the current natinoal debt to the penny.
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm
Posted by: Anthony at January 30, 2004 08:44 AM
I love that it's a "public debt", as though when America finally breaks the bank and our economy goes splat!, all the politicians won't take their own personal fortunes and run for some small tropical island that doesn't extradite or collect taxes.
Thanks for the link.
Posted by: Marleigh at January 30, 2004 06:13 PM
