How long before it's us?

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For some reason my chrome browser is showing up Drumpf .

+1...that it is...

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All is not lost, folks.  Today is also National Peanut Butter Day

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All is not lost, folks.  Today is also National Peanut Butter Day

Yup....just scarfed up a PBJ too....

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All is not lost, folks.  Today is also National Peanut Butter Day

Yup....just scarfed up a PBJ too....

I would venture most scarf a sandwich down not up.

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All is not lost, folks.  Today is also National Peanut Butter Day

Yup....just scarfed up a PBJ too....

I would venture most scarf a sandwich down not up.

..nope.....scarfed up off my plate....

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U.S. government posts $55 billion budget surplus in January

The U.S. government posted a $55 billion budget surplus in January, up from an $18 billion deficit in the same month a year ago, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a $45 billion surplus for last month. Treasury officials said the surplus was boosted by the highest receipts on record for the month of January.

Receipts last month totaled $314 billion, while outlays stood at $258 billion.

Increased receipts of individual and social insurance taxes contributed to the surplus, a Treasury official said.

Differences in monthly calendar adjustments, including $42 billion in outlays as a result of a benefits payments shift into December 2015, also contributed to the surplus.

Accounting for those adjustments, the January surplus was $15 billion, compared to an adjusted $2 billion surplus in the same month a year ago.

The current fiscal year-to-date deficit stood at $160 billion, compared to a deficit of $194 billion at the same point last year.

(Reporting by Megan Cassella; Editing by Paul Simao)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-budget-idUSKCN0VJ2AN

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Republicans are reaping what they've sown.....

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/harry-reid-donald-trump-republicans-220116?cmpid=sf

Dennis

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Republicans are reaping what they've sown.....

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/harry-reid-donald-trump-republicans-220116?cmpid=sf

Dennis

...boy, how true.....scary, ?

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Frank Drumpf

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Representative Emily Virgin
22 hours ago
The House is currently considering a measure that would kick 111,000 people off Medicaid in Oklahoma. This is in addition to the Oklahomans who are not eligible for Medicaid because our state has not accepted federal dollars to expand the program. This is par for the course this legislative session -- the measures we have seen thus far have focused on balancing the budget on the backs of low-income individuals.
And this is coming from a body that constantly (just yesterday, in fact) talks about being "pro-life."...

How do they think this is going to solve anything? Are people going to stop being sick now? Great plan, Republican House. Great plan. Why not put some of that economic burden on some of the health insurance companies who make billions every year instead of the poor, working class? Guess who is going to have to help those who walk-in uninsured and become bankrupt due to medical expenses? That's right, the American tax-payers. And now they just made that process a whole lot more expensive. I swear, I've never seen such stupidity coming from the right.
FOX23 News

I guess we might get to see how well this works out. Oklahoma, like Missouri, has refused to take the allocated (or "free", depending on your level of understanding of what government actually exists for...) money offered by the Federal government to extend its Medicaid programs. My guess is there will be a new migration of poor Okies, much like in the Great Depression.
FOX23 News

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U.S. government posts $55 billion budget surplus in January

The U.S. government posted a $55 billion budget surplus in January, up from an $18 billion deficit in the same month a year ago, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a $45 billion surplus for last month. Treasury officials said the surplus was boosted by the highest receipts on record for the month of January.

Receipts last month totaled $314 billion, while outlays stood at $258 billion.

Increased receipts of individual and social insurance taxes contributed to the surplus, a Treasury official said.

Differences in monthly calendar adjustments, including $42 billion in outlays as a result of a benefits payments shift into December 2015, also contributed to the surplus.

Accounting for those adjustments, the January surplus was $15 billion, compared to an adjusted $2 billion surplus in the same month a year ago.

The current fiscal year-to-date deficit stood at $160 billion, compared to a deficit of $194 billion at the same point last year.

(Reporting by Megan Cassella; Editing by Paul Simao)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-budget-idUSKCN0VJ2AN

So in reality we have $25 billion in extra money. When do I get my share of that extra cash?

Already, the Treasury appears to be taking a hit. Total receipts were up 2% in January, but corporate tax collection fell by 8% in the month. For the fiscal year, corporate receipts are down 10%. The Congressional Budget Office said in a report last week that the tax deal reduced companies? liabilities and may have affected the timing of tax payments. The agreement extended several provisions retroactively to the beginning of 2015.

The CBO is projecting a deficit of $544 billion for fiscal 2016, which would be more than $100 billion above the shortfall for 2015.

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Dennis

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Dennis

She also got 4 men killed. Lost $6 billion during her stay at the State Department.