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Friday, December 10, 2010

November Federal Budget Deficit Highest On Record

Government's deficits set to climb if Congress passes a tax-cut plan

The federal budget deficit rose to $150.4 billion last month, the largest November imbalance on record.

And the government's deficits are set to climb higher if Congress passes a tax-cut plan estimated to cost $855 billion over two years.

The Treasury Department says the November budget deficit was 25 percent higher than the $120.3 billion deficit in November 2009.

Some of the jump, though, was due to a quirk of the calendar determining when benefit checks are mailed.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The problem is not the current deal without the sweeteners; economists say both the tax cuts and jobless benefits will produce jobs over the next 2 years. The problem is that the politicians don't have the moxy to say after two years CUT spending and yes rich guy, your taxes are going up 3-4%.

Anonymous said...

STOP SPENDING MONEY!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Stop giving breaks to the rich!