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6. Oh boy

Wed Aug 14, 2013, 12:08 PM

Aug 2013

A giant fiscal contraction in a time of high employment and worsening income inequality. Now there's a cause for celebration!

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The Budget Deficit Is Shrinking Rapidly And Most Americans Don�t Know It [View all] Triana Aug 2013 OP

Most Americans can't differentiate deficit from debt. House of Roberts Aug 2013 #1

Treasury Monthly Statement Shows the U.S. Deficit Is Melting Away Triana Aug 2013 #2

What I don't understand is why don't the Democrats talk about this? Frustratedlady Aug 2013 #3

Good question. I understand the corprat-pwned media's reluctance Triana Aug 2013 #4

Agreed. But the fact that it's going down means two things: Triana Aug 2013 #7

Oh boy MFrohike Aug 2013 #6

Personally, I'm not celebrating ... Triana Aug 2013 #8

It's not much different MFrohike Aug 2013 #10

how much of this is due to bigapple123 Aug 2013 #9

Does it matter? Bandit Aug 2013 #14

See Response #1 n/t Triana Aug 2013 #15

Dems don't do a good job of informing the public. tblue37 Aug 2013 #12

Very true. Unfortunately, GOOP is winning the propaganda war. Triana Aug 2013 #16