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Mason Dixon

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13. do I understand correctly

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 04:35 PM

May 2012

The Fed Govt spent less this year than last year (for month of April) and collected more this year than last, so those numbers figure a surplus

yet,

this year's budget has a 1 trillion dollar deficit

???

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U.S. To Run First Budget Surplus Since 2008: CBO [View all] bigtree May 2012 OP

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do I understand correctly Mason Dixon May 2012 #13

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Based on this math Mason Dixon May 2012 #18

I think that's a safe bet. n/t hughee99 May 2012 #19

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