The US deficit issue

[Grand Concourse 2,690]

Since lta1992 is going on about this issue in the mta fare paying thread, I'll start this thread for him to continue his need to 'get the word out'. Have fun...

Edited February 1, 2013 by Grand Concourse

[Quill Depot 1,570]

This "borrowing" of money is absolutely insane. If the money is not prevalent, you will have to wait until it is to spending. The government needs to learn a little from SimCity.

Edited February 1, 2013 by Quill Depot

[Metro CSW 1,507]

Not for nothing but if anyone wants some pringles, some cracker jack, maybe some popcorn even......... call me!

 

Sorry GC.

Edited February 1, 2013 by Metro CSW

[jgood6195 216]

Not for nothing but if anyone wants some pringles, some cracker jack, maybe some popcorn even......... call me!

 

Sorry GC.

Because you knew that LTA1992, Orion VII 4 Life, Joe and myself were going to come here?

[Metro CSW 1,507]

Yes.... pretty much!

[realizm 4,456]

Wait till Phantom 909, Joe or MVH sees this thread. They'll cause major wreck in this discussion lol. I should PM Phantom just to put him in the know on yet another discussion on economics and politics. He's not been around lately.

Edited February 2, 2013 by realizm

[realizm 4,456]

Oh and VG8 and the essays on economics, forgot about that.

 

*please don't hurt me I'm kidding!

[Phantom909 289]

Wait till Phantom 909, Joe or MVH sees this thread. They'll cause major wreck in this discussion lol. I should PM Phantom just to put him in the know on yet another discussion on economics and politics. He's not been around lately.

ive been around, but not replying because trying to talk sense into the drones is like talking to a stick so why bother.

 

joe 

[jgood6195 216]

ive been around, but not replying because trying to talk sense into the drones is like talking to a stick so why bother.

 

joe 

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[realizm 4,456]

ive been around, but not replying because trying to talk sense into the drones is like talking to a stick so why bother.

 

joe 

 

LMFAO! I did'nt even PM you yet! Yo where you been bro? Good to see you back for more interesting debates to get an education from. =D

[Turbo19 2,509]

ive been around, but not replying because trying to talk sense into the drones is like talking to a stick so why bother.

 

joe 

I see you online now and then. I have to say, you did contribute much good content.

[MHV9218 5,212]

ive been around, but not replying because trying to talk sense into the drones is like talking to a stick so why bother.

 

joe 

 

Agree completely! 

[Quill Depot 1,570]

I have no idea how it is makes any sense to hit the debt ceiling and then keep raising it. Look at this graph, does it make any sense:

 

Is this is what America has come to? Why should we honor a nation like this. Look at the Reagan years, look how he started the trend. Then look at George W. Bush's marvels of common sense. This deficit issue cannot be solved by raising the limit; it must be using other measures (cut spending, etc.)

[Phantom909 289]

I have no idea how it is makes any sense to hit the debt ceiling and then keep raising it. Look at this graph, does it make any sense:

 

Is this is what America has come to? Why should we honor a nation like this. Look at the Reagan years, look how he started the trend. Then look at George W. Bush's marvels of common sense. This deficit issue cannot be solved by raising the limit; it must be using other measures (cut spending, etc.)

 

this post is not meant for the drones since they do not have the ability to understand it, this is meant for the members with a brain stem that can comprehend the issue.

 

there is a difference between the debt and the deficit. the debt is the total accumulated money that the government has spent through the years where money had to be borrowed to pay and needs to pay back in the future, the deficit is the money spent per year compared to the money that is taken in. i love how quill depot mentions reagan`s and bush`s increase in the debt but doesnt mention clinton nor obama. so lets look at some debt history, shall we?

 

the accumulated national debt from george washington to jfk was $308.567 billion dollars

 

lbj took office on 11/22/63 with $308.567 billion in debt, he left office on 1/20/69 with a debt of $362.629 billion. he increased the debt by $54.062 billion he spent 1886 days in office for an average increase of $28.665 million per day

 

nixon took office on 1/20/69 with $362.629 billion in debt, he left office on 8/9/74 with a debt of $481.792 billion he increased the debt by $119.163 billion he spent 2047 days in office for an average increase of $58.213 million per day

 

ford took office on 8/9/74 with $481.792 billion in debt he left office on 1/20/77 with a debt of $653.907 billion he increased the debt by $172.115 billion he spent 895 days in office for an average increase of $192.307 million per day

 

carter took office on 1/20/77 with $653.907 billion in debt he left office on 1/20/81 with a debt of $934.073 billion he increased the debt by $280.166 billion he spent 1461 days in office for an average increase of $191.763 million per day

 

reagan took office on 1/20/81 with $934.073 billion in debt he left office on 1/20/89 with a debt of $2.697957 trillion he increased the debt by $1.763884 trillion, he spent 2922 days in office for an average increase of $603.656 million per day

 

bush 41 took office on 1/20/89 with $2.697957 trillion in debt he left office on 1/20/93 with a debt of $4.188092 trillion he increased the debt by $1.490135 trillion he spent 1461 days in office for an average increase of $1.019941 billion per day

 

clinton took office on 1/20/93 with $4.188092 trillion in debt he let office on 1/20/01 with a debt of $5.772776 trillion he increased the debt by $1.584684 trillion he spent 2922 days in office for an average increase of $542.328 million per day

 

bush 43 took office on 1/20/01 with $5.772776 trillion in debt he left office on 1/20/09 with a debt of $10,626877 trillion he increased the debt by $4.854101 trillion he spent 2922 days in office for an average increase of $1.661225 billion per day

 

obama took office on 1/20/09 with $10.626877 trillion in debt as of today, 2/2/13 the debt is $16.498137 trillion he has increased the debt by $5.871260 trillion he has spent 1474 days in office for an average increase of $3.983215 billion per day

 

if obama continues on this track when he leaves office on 1/20/17 the debt will be $22.265831 trillion an increase of $11.638954 trillion more than the accumulated debt of every president from george washington to george w bush. thats all you need to know

 

joe

Edited February 2, 2013 by Phantom909

[jgood6195 216]

I have no idea how it is makes any sense to hit the debt ceiling and then keep raising it. Look at this graph, does it make any sense:

 

Is this is what America has come to? Why should we honor a nation like this. Look at the Reagan years, look how he started the trend. Then look at George W. Bush's marvels of common sense. This deficit issue cannot be solved by raising the limit; it must be using other measures (cut spending, etc.)

And now adding all the new wars Obama is launching, the constant borrowing and all the printing will eventually lead this bubble to burst. This entire economy is debt based. Why do you think that China and Russia is now phasing out the dallor and doing business with each other now? That and the lowering of our AAA ratings is going to come to a head sooner or later.

[CenSin 3,248]

I have no idea how it is makes any sense to hit the debt ceiling and then keep raising it. Look at this graph, does it make any sense:

 

Is this is what America has come to? Why should we honor a nation like this. Look at the Reagan years, look how he started the trend. Then look at George W. Bush's marvels of common sense. This deficit issue cannot be solved by raising the limit; it must be using other measures (cut spending, etc.)

Notice in the graph that Clinton's presidency is the only time period where the exponential curve is broken. It resumes with the presidency of Bush. Obama takes that scary growth rate and blows it up even further…

[Turbo19 2,509]

Notice in the graph that Clinton's presidency is the only time period where the exponential curve is broken. It resumes with the presidency of Bush. Obama takes that scary growth rate and blows it up even further…

Thanks for pointing that oout. From 1996-2000 there was still some hope for lowering the deficit and reaching stability. Continuing onward, you can watch our country go down the shitter.

[realizm 4,456]

Notice in the graph that Clinton's presidency is the only time period where the exponential curve is broken. It resumes with the presidency of Bush. Obama takes that scary growth rate and blows it up even further…

 

 

Thanks for pointing that oout. From 1996-2000 there was still some hope for lowering the deficit and reaching stability. Continuing onward, you can watch our country go down the shitter.

 

Good points. I think how Bill Clinton did it was by increasing the marginal tax rates while avoiding cutting taxes on the wealthy, by cutting military spending through what is defined as a "peace dividend' and by cuts in welfare spending through reforms therefore creating an economic boom and a reduction in national debt with surplus to boot by the time Bush assumed office. The country was going through a stride in technological advancement as well contributing to the burst of productivity in the US economy at the same time I believe that also was a prominent factor in this.

Edited February 3, 2013 by realizm

[Phantom909 289]

Good points. I think how Bill Clinton did it was by increasing the marginal tax rates while avoiding cutting taxes on the wealthy, by cutting military spending through what is defined as a "peace dividend' and by cuts in welfare spending through reforms therefore creating an economic boom and a reduction in national debt with surplus to boot by the time Bush assumed office. The country was going through a stride in technological advancement as well contributing to the burst of productivity in the US economy at the same time I believe that also was a prominent factor in this.

 

the economy in the 2nd term of clinton`s presidency was built on the dot com bubble which burst in late 2000 which caused the recession that bush inherited, it also was dependent on congress cutting the spending so we had a $200 billion dollar surplus in the budget, but we still were over $5 trillion in debt. the last fiscal year under clinton, revenue to the government was about $2 trillion that year and federal government spending was about $1.8 trillion. this fiscal year even with obama`s tax hike on the rich the government will get about $2.6 trillion in revenue but they are still spending about $3.7 trillion so another $1,1 trillion more that gets added to the debt. there is no way of taxing our way out of this, the only way is to cut spending

 

joe

[realizm 4,456]

the economy in the 2nd term of clinton`s presidency was built on the dot com bubble which burst in late 2000 which caused the recession that bush inherited, it also was dependent on congress cutting the spending so we had a $200 billion dollar surplus in the budget, but we still were over $5 trillion in debt. the last fiscal year under clinton, revenue to the government was about $2 trillion that year and federal government spending was about $1.8 trillion. this fiscal year even with obama`s tax hike on the rich the government will get about $2.6 trillion in revenue but they are still spending about $3.7 trillion so another $1,1 trillion more that gets added to the debt. there is no way of taxing our way out of this, the only way is to cut spending

 

joe

 

That's right! Thanks for reminding me. The dot.com boom then the subsequent crash. That was indeed a definite factor right there that contributed to the subsequent ressesion as Bush stepped into the White House. From musing on the figures given, I can see your point on why the only way to bail out of the current 1.1 trillion dollar deficit is to cut spending, something that Obama is apparently relucant to do according to recent comments in a public adresses given as early as today (2/2013), instead calling on a "balanced spending plan",  whatever that means..... he even stated that across the board spending cuts  would actually harm our economy, slow down economic recovery and affect job growth. Huh? I don't understand the reasoning behind what he is saying there.

Edited February 3, 2013 by realizm

[rr4567 173]

In short words: This country is f**ked.

Obama is apparently relucant to do according to recent comments in a public adresses given as early as today (2/2013), instead calling on a "balanced spending plan"

Yep, we're going to be balance spent into what could be a new Great Depression.

[jgood6195 216]

In short words: This country is f**ked.

Yep, we're going to be balance spent into what could be a new Great Depression.

Oh, you have no idea!

[rr4567 173]

Oh, you have no idea!

No, I think I have an idea. I just hope those idiots down in D.C. don't try this stunt:

 

Edited February 3, 2013 by rr4567

[CenSin 3,248]

No, I think I have an idea. I just hope those idiots down in D.C. don't try this stunt:

 

Those idiots in Zimbabwe made the same mistakes 4 times. I don't know how they could not get the hint from their previous failures…

[rr4567 173]

I used the wrong banknote. THIS is the one that I meant to use: