Federal government posts $55 billion budget surplus

[CrusaderFrank]

Is Swim going to enter this thread in the "Dumbest USMB Thread Ever" contest?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Gee, about 345 more years of a 55 billion dollar surplus and we'll be debt free....if we don't run up anymore debt

 

[SwimExpert]

Is Swim going to enter this thread in the "Dumbest USMB Thread Ever" contest?

I was thinking about it. But it would kinda be unfair. I mean, it's practically engineered to receive stupid comments. I was almost impressed with myself, until I realized how easy it was and how sad it is.

 

[bendog]

Actually reading links is for people who waste time. (-:

 

[blastoff]

Is Swim going to enter this thread in the "Dumbest USMB Thread Ever" contest?

I second the nomination!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Is Swim going to enter this thread in the "Dumbest USMB Thread Ever" contest?

I was thinking about it. But it would kinda be unfair. I mean, it's practically engineered to receive stupid comments. I was almost impressed with myself, until I realized how easy it was and how sad it is.

Right, because it was moronic

Love the Harrison Ford avi btw

 

[SwimExpert]

Actually reading links is for people who waste time. (-:

For that matter, so is simple arithmetic.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

The federal government recorded a budget surplus in January of $55.2 billion, helped by a timing quirk that shifted benefit payments to December.


The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the surplus marked an improvement from January 2015 when the government recorded a small deficit of $17.5 billion. Part of the improvement reflected the fact that $42 billion in benefit checks were sent out in December because the regular payment period fell on a weekend.

Federal Budget in Black for January

Yeah, this usually happens when they confiscate more of our money.

 

[SwimExpert]

The federal government recorded a budget surplus in January of $55.2 billion, helped by a timing quirk that shifted benefit payments to December.


The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the surplus marked an improvement from January 2015 when the government recorded a small deficit of $17.5 billion. Part of the improvement reflected the fact that $42 billion in benefit checks were sent out in December because the regular payment period fell on a weekend.

Federal Budget in Black for January

Yeah, this usually happens when they confiscate more of our money.

I'm sorry, so you're affirming the rules of math....?

 

[Dovahkiin]

Did you even read the article?

The federal government recorded a budget surplus in January of $55.2 billion, helped by a timing quirk that shifted benefit payments to December.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the surplus marked an improvement from January 2015 when the government recorded a small deficit of $17.5 billion. Part of the improvement reflected the fact that $42 billion in benefit checks were sent out in December because the regular payment period fell on a weekend.

For the first four months of this budget year, the deficit totaled $160.4 billion, below last year's deficit of $194.2 billion for the same period.

Both the Obama administration and the Congressional Budget Office are forecasting this year's deficit to top last year's imbalance of $439.1 billion.

Thank god we're still running a deficit.. I was a bit worried we would be running an actual surplus. That's the last thing we need.