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Obama is a HYPOCRITE
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The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government took in a surplus of $2.9 billion in January, helped by nearly $9 billion more in Social Security taxes. Last month Congress and the White House allowed a temporary cut in Social Security taxes to expire.
The monthly surplus was the first since September.
Through the first four months of the 2013 budget year, the deficit has grown $290.4 billion. That's nearly $60 billion lower than the same period a year ago.
Revenue through those four months is 12.4 percent higher compared with the same period last year, while spending has grown only 3.5 percent.
The budget year began on Oct. 1.
The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the deficit will total $845 billion when the budget year ends on Sept. 30. If correct, that would be first time the government has run annual deficit below $1 trillion since 2008.
The deficit is the amount the government must borrow when its expenses exceed its revenue. Each month's deficit is volatile and can be affected by calendar quirks that shift government spending or revenue from one month to another.
The annual deficit is projected to be smaller this year because the government is collecting more revenue this year, mainly because of faster job growth and higher taxes.
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The monthly surplus was the first since September.
Through the first four months of the 2013 budget year, the deficit has grown $290.4 billion. That's nearly $60 billion lower than the same period a year ago.
Revenue through those four months is 12.4 percent higher compared with the same period last year, while spending has grown only 3.5 percent.
The budget year began on Oct. 1.
The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the deficit will total $845 billion when the budget year ends on Sept. 30. If correct, that would be first time the government has run annual deficit below $1 trillion since 2008.
The deficit is the amount the government must borrow when its expenses exceed its revenue. Each month's deficit is volatile and can be affected by calendar quirks that shift government spending or revenue from one month to another.
The annual deficit is projected to be smaller this year because the government is collecting more revenue this year, mainly because of faster job growth and higher taxes.
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Ronnie
Just get in and go along for the ride.
Everything will be ok.
Where is Willard these days. On vacation in Cayman islands counting his money. :kiss:
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And Hussien had nothing to do with any of what you put up. He just wants to spend more and grow government. 2014 and beyond is going to be a nightmare to pay for with Obamacare getting fully implemented. Yea taxes will be going up alright. Have fun paying for it.:facepalm:
Ronnie
Just get in and go along for the ride.
Everything will be ok.
Where is Willard these days. On vacation in Cayman islands counting his money. :kiss:
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Gov. Rick Perry is wrapping up his high-profile recruiting trip to California without having convinced any businesses to relocate to his state ? at least not yet.:142smilie
The Republican said Wednesday that he met with many entrepreneurs and business leaders but didn?t give examples.
Perry also said he held a reception for more than 200 California companies who have expressed interest in moving. His office later clarified that 20 businesses actually attended, however.:142smilie
Last week, Perry was featured in radio ads denigrating California taxes and regulation and touting Texas as friendlier to businesses.
He now says that competition between the states is healthy, even if it can sometimes get uncomfortable.
Perry likened it to a race, saying he?d rather be ahead and ?letting someone look at my backside.?
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what a ass
He should have dragged Palin and Willard along with him.
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The Republican said Wednesday that he met with many entrepreneurs and business leaders but didn?t give examples.
Perry also said he held a reception for more than 200 California companies who have expressed interest in moving. His office later clarified that 20 businesses actually attended, however.:142smilie
Last week, Perry was featured in radio ads denigrating California taxes and regulation and touting Texas as friendlier to businesses.
He now says that competition between the states is healthy, even if it can sometimes get uncomfortable.
Perry likened it to a race, saying he?d rather be ahead and ?letting someone look at my backside.?
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what a ass
He should have dragged Palin and Willard along with him.
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Trying to debate people who live in a non-reality based world, and for whom accepting reality is viewed with the same suspicion as a guillotine, is fruitless. The only argument they will accept is one that appeals to their irrational emotions. Nothing else will work. These GOPer's and TP type of leaders are masters of operating the strings of their bug-eyed base. The old guard GOP looks on in horror as any form of rationality is cut from their ranks like a nail to the quick. If /they/ cannot appeal to their ranks using rational argument, how much less can anyone else even hope to bring them to any form of fact-based reality. It's impossible.
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KOD you know I think you are alright in my book but how you can think Obama is good for this country really baffles me. I know full well why you would think the GOP's agenda is headed down the wrong path which may or not be. Romney may not have been the answer. But forget that part of it. Why in the hell do you think Obama is good for this nation?
....................................................................KOD you know I think you are alright in my book but how you can think Obama is good for this country really baffles me. I know full well why you would think the GOP's agenda is headed down the wrong path which may or not be. Romney may not have been the answer. But forget that part of it. Why in the hell do you think Obama is good for this nation?
Its pretty simple really.
I trust him. He is a good man and wants to make changes for the betterment of all the people in America. Being President is a very tough job and he has held up well.
He is intelligent and I believe in him to do the right things to get America going in the right directions.
I had the exact opposite feelings about George W .
I didnt trust anything he said or did and history tells us he was a horrible President with only his cronies and his own interests in mind.
But on the other hand I like Christie and I think I could vote for him vs Hillary.
But for now I will stand behind Obama and his thougtfull ways dealing with this crazy world we live in.
Term limits. Get the lobby shit out now !
Crooks and woebegones need not apply.
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KOD you know I think you are alright in my book but how you can think Obama is good for this country really baffles me. I know full well why you would think the GOP's agenda is headed down the wrong path which may or not be. Romney may not have been the answer. But forget that part of it. Why in the hell do you think Obama is good for this nation?
Things are turning around, whether you like it or not. He was being called the worst president ever because he followed the worst president in history's mess. He starts cleaning it up and guys like you just can't accept it. He's not great, but he's not as bad as you all want him to be.
I loved listening to Paul Ryan last night. That smug fuck talked about how Obama won't try to work with the Republicans :mj07: :mj07: :mj07: Unreal how blind these guys are. Nobody in his position has ever been openly disrespected as much as Obama and this dick thinks he's being a snob.
Jimmy Carter provides a pretty soft cushion so The Obama won't ever achieve the title of worse President ever.
He's not a bad man and he is not making bad decisions on purpose. He wasn't prepared to be President, wasn't experienced, had not built the relationships required to get things done and then he was taken over by bad advisors, dealt a bad hand when he started and then became exactly the opposite of the characteristics that he ran on.
He's dug in now to punish his "enemies" and try to leave a legacy of being admired based on ignoring the tough decisions and budget cuts that have to be made and spending his way into the hearts and minds of the masses.
It's working for him but, not for the country...and as sad as that is, the Republicans are too incompetent and inept to do a damn thing about it.
He's not a bad man and he is not making bad decisions on purpose. He wasn't prepared to be President, wasn't experienced, had not built the relationships required to get things done and then he was taken over by bad advisors, dealt a bad hand when he started and then became exactly the opposite of the characteristics that he ran on.
He's dug in now to punish his "enemies" and try to leave a legacy of being admired based on ignoring the tough decisions and budget cuts that have to be made and spending his way into the hearts and minds of the masses.
It's working for him but, not for the country...and as sad as that is, the Republicans are too incompetent and inept to do a damn thing about it.
KOD you know I think you are alright in my book but how you can think Obama is good for this country really baffles me. I know full well why you would think the GOP's agenda is headed down the wrong path which may or not be. Romney may not have been the answer. But forget that part of it. Why in the hell do you think Obama is good for this nation?
Nuff Said
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As Rubio climbed the ranks, he began to use little-noticed political committees to fund his travel and other expenses and later had a Republican Party of Florida credit card.
What emerged, records show, is a pattern of blending personal and political spending. Over and over again Rubio proved sloppy, at best, in complying with disclosure requirements.
Virtually broke, the 31-year-old lawmaker began campaigning to be House speaker in 2003 and created a political committee -- Floridians for Conservative Leadership -- to help elect other Republican candidates and curry their support.
With his wife serving as treasurer, Rubio did not wait for the state to authorize the committee before accepting campaign donations.
The committee listed its address as Rubio's home, a modest place he and his wife bought in West Miami in 2002, but reported spending nearly $85,000 in office and operating costs and $65,000 for administrative costs.
Over 18 months, nearly $90,000 went for political consultants, $51,000 went for credit card payments and $4,000 went to other candidates. That's less than the $5,700 that went to his wife, Jeanette, much of it for "gas and meals.'' (Mrs. Rubio does not work and the couple file joint tax returns.)
The Florida House allows its members to hold private jobs, even with companies that receive payments from the House itself. Rubio's salary as an attorney skyrocketed as he rose to the top of the ranks in the House, while his employers were getting state money even as budgets were being slashed. The Tampa Bay Times reported:
As he accumulated power, Rubio's income also grew. The $72,000 he made as a lawyer in 2000 climbed to $92,000 in 2003, then rose dramatically to $270,000 a year later, when he locked down the race to become House speaker. During the time, he was employed by three separate law firms.
In 2005, Rubio got a $300,000 job with Broad and Cassel, a large Miami firm that had done millions of dollars of legal work for the Florida House.
Rubio also spent lavishly on his own staff and his office furnishings. Christian Ulvert, a Florida-based Democratic consultant and the former communications director for the Democratic Caucus while Marco was speaker, told HuffPost, "This is a guy who spent a lot of money on his staff and spent close to half a million dollars renovating the speaker's office." He added, "I would venture to guess those are not in line with what he spoke about yesterday ... His record at least here in Florida does not match his newfound conservative principles."
HuffPost has previously noted the extent to which the government and private sector overlap for Rubio:
?Rubio's law firm lobbied on behalf of an earmark sponsored by Rubio.
?Rubio earmarked money to Florida International University and later got an unadvertised job as a part-time professor at the school. The former school president, Mitch Maidique, said Rubio was "worth every penny."
?Rubio inserted special language at the behest of his friend Max Alvarez to help him win a turnpike contract.
?After appropriating millions of dollars to Miami Children's and Jackson Memorial Hospitals, Rubio formed a lobby shop and got contracts with the hospitals.
Annette Taddeo, chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party and the vice-chair of the Florida Democratic Party, says Rubio has "made a lot of money off politics."
She tells HuffPost that she is skeptical of Rubio's Tuesday speech. "The story of his parents is a wonderful story," she told HuffPost. "As a Hispanic myself who also comes from humbling beginnings and who has made it as a business woman, I respect the story of his parents. However, I do know that he definitely was a wheeler and dealer in Tallahassee ... The story that he tries to portray is not the real story of Marco Rubio."
State Sen. Dwight Bullard (D) says Rubio is being "disingenuous" in his attack on government programs. "It's difficult to understand why Sen. Rubio has chosen to take this approach, all things considered," Ballard told HuffPost, adding that Rubio represents communities with deep needs. "The idea that he's all the sudden turning a blind eye to conditions people are suffering from is unnerving when you look at his personal story."
A request to Rubio's office for comment was not returned.
In his speech Tuesday, Rubio spoke about the desire to defend his neighbors from Obama's tax-and-spend policies. "Mr. President, I still live in the same working class neighborhood I grew up in. My neighbors aren't millionaires," he said.
Rubio recently put his house up for sale for un-working-class price $675,000. His spokesman told The Daily Caller that he hopes to use the money to buy a house in Washington
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to become a millionaire in Washington you have to know how to work the system
kinda like poor people do, just on a larger scale
who would you rather be ?
What emerged, records show, is a pattern of blending personal and political spending. Over and over again Rubio proved sloppy, at best, in complying with disclosure requirements.
Virtually broke, the 31-year-old lawmaker began campaigning to be House speaker in 2003 and created a political committee -- Floridians for Conservative Leadership -- to help elect other Republican candidates and curry their support.
With his wife serving as treasurer, Rubio did not wait for the state to authorize the committee before accepting campaign donations.
The committee listed its address as Rubio's home, a modest place he and his wife bought in West Miami in 2002, but reported spending nearly $85,000 in office and operating costs and $65,000 for administrative costs.
Over 18 months, nearly $90,000 went for political consultants, $51,000 went for credit card payments and $4,000 went to other candidates. That's less than the $5,700 that went to his wife, Jeanette, much of it for "gas and meals.'' (Mrs. Rubio does not work and the couple file joint tax returns.)
The Florida House allows its members to hold private jobs, even with companies that receive payments from the House itself. Rubio's salary as an attorney skyrocketed as he rose to the top of the ranks in the House, while his employers were getting state money even as budgets were being slashed. The Tampa Bay Times reported:
As he accumulated power, Rubio's income also grew. The $72,000 he made as a lawyer in 2000 climbed to $92,000 in 2003, then rose dramatically to $270,000 a year later, when he locked down the race to become House speaker. During the time, he was employed by three separate law firms.
In 2005, Rubio got a $300,000 job with Broad and Cassel, a large Miami firm that had done millions of dollars of legal work for the Florida House.
Rubio also spent lavishly on his own staff and his office furnishings. Christian Ulvert, a Florida-based Democratic consultant and the former communications director for the Democratic Caucus while Marco was speaker, told HuffPost, "This is a guy who spent a lot of money on his staff and spent close to half a million dollars renovating the speaker's office." He added, "I would venture to guess those are not in line with what he spoke about yesterday ... His record at least here in Florida does not match his newfound conservative principles."
HuffPost has previously noted the extent to which the government and private sector overlap for Rubio:
?Rubio's law firm lobbied on behalf of an earmark sponsored by Rubio.
?Rubio earmarked money to Florida International University and later got an unadvertised job as a part-time professor at the school. The former school president, Mitch Maidique, said Rubio was "worth every penny."
?Rubio inserted special language at the behest of his friend Max Alvarez to help him win a turnpike contract.
?After appropriating millions of dollars to Miami Children's and Jackson Memorial Hospitals, Rubio formed a lobby shop and got contracts with the hospitals.
Annette Taddeo, chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party and the vice-chair of the Florida Democratic Party, says Rubio has "made a lot of money off politics."
She tells HuffPost that she is skeptical of Rubio's Tuesday speech. "The story of his parents is a wonderful story," she told HuffPost. "As a Hispanic myself who also comes from humbling beginnings and who has made it as a business woman, I respect the story of his parents. However, I do know that he definitely was a wheeler and dealer in Tallahassee ... The story that he tries to portray is not the real story of Marco Rubio."
State Sen. Dwight Bullard (D) says Rubio is being "disingenuous" in his attack on government programs. "It's difficult to understand why Sen. Rubio has chosen to take this approach, all things considered," Ballard told HuffPost, adding that Rubio represents communities with deep needs. "The idea that he's all the sudden turning a blind eye to conditions people are suffering from is unnerving when you look at his personal story."
A request to Rubio's office for comment was not returned.
In his speech Tuesday, Rubio spoke about the desire to defend his neighbors from Obama's tax-and-spend policies. "Mr. President, I still live in the same working class neighborhood I grew up in. My neighbors aren't millionaires," he said.
Rubio recently put his house up for sale for un-working-class price $675,000. His spokesman told The Daily Caller that he hopes to use the money to buy a house in Washington
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to become a millionaire in Washington you have to know how to work the system
kinda like poor people do, just on a larger scale
who would you rather be ?
No one can be prepared for what will happen when they are elected POTUS.
Its politics.
Its a dirty business
Just glad I am not talking about Willard right now.
oh wait I am.
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You dont think I or anyone else would want things to turn around because of a dislike for Obama's policies? Thats just stupid. Its been over four years and billions later and the turnaround is at a crawl upward. Lets hope it ramps up.
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