The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018

[Markle]

had a surplus...

but didn't put it towards the debt

You have no clue as to the difference between the budget and deficit, do you?

President Clinton never had a surplus. What appeared to be a surplus was actually the Social Security contributions which show up in the general fund but are dedicated to Social Security benefits.

 

[Markle]

'Earlier this week, when the US closed fiscal 2018 on September 30, we reported that US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018; with this last push higher, total gross national debt in fiscal 2018 rose by $1.271 trillion to an all time record of $21.52 trillion.

What is more stunning, is that only six months ago, on March 16, it had for the first time risen above the $21-trillion mark, while a year ago, at the end of September 2017, it was just $20.2 trillion.

The reason for the soaring debt total is, of course, the runaway US budget deficit, which while providing a temporary sugar rush to the US economy comes at a cost of explosive debt. As a reminder, one month ago, the CBO revised its forecast, and now expects the deficit will approach $1 trillion by the end of this fiscal year or one year sooner than disclosed in the CBO's most recent forecast; in April the agency didn’t expect the deficit to reach $1 trillion until 2020.'

The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018


Who do I blame? The average American voter who keeps putting pathetic people in power who refuse to stop spending like drunken sailors.
But will the average voter blame themselves? Not a chance...they will just blame whichever party they don't like.
Morons.
Both Trumpbots AND Obamabots AND GWBushbots (at least Clinton - that sexual freak - tried to balance the budget). You are a bunch of pathetic, political morons.

Sounds like we need to pay down the debt...

hmm, last time that happened was.....


1957, under Ike

How did Clinton do?

She won the popular vote.

Still whining? Good grief!

 

[Markle]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

 

[McRocket]

We have had to spend to fix everything Obama broke...like our military....having a socialist like Obama for a leader is not free...it cost us big time...

First, the military budget under Obama was more then the next 8 highest military-spending countries combined:

You would have to be right out of your mind to call that 'broke' spending during peacetime.


Second, at most, Trump increased defense spending by $80 billion. That does not even begin to account for the huge jump in the deficit since he took office.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/budget-fy2019.pdf

 

[edward37]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

You want bullshit you republican ck sucker?? Name one nation who spends more than we do Go ahead you trump pos

 

[McRocket]

'Earlier this week, when the US closed fiscal 2018 on September 30, we reported that US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018; with this last push higher, total gross national debt in fiscal 2018 rose by $1.271 trillion to an all time record of $21.52 trillion.

What is more stunning, is that only six months ago, on March 16, it had for the first time risen above the $21-trillion mark, while a year ago, at the end of September 2017, it was just $20.2 trillion.

The reason for the soaring debt total is, of course, the runaway US budget deficit, which while providing a temporary sugar rush to the US economy comes at a cost of explosive debt. As a reminder, one month ago, the CBO revised its forecast, and now expects the deficit will approach $1 trillion by the end of this fiscal year or one year sooner than disclosed in the CBO's most recent forecast; in April the agency didn’t expect the deficit to reach $1 trillion until 2020.'

The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018


Who do I blame? The average American voter who keeps putting pathetic people in power who refuse to stop spending like drunken sailors.
But will the average voter blame themselves? Not a chance...they will just blame whichever party they don't like.
Morons.
Both Trumpbots AND Obamabots AND GWBushbots (at least Clinton - that sexual freak - tried to balance the budget). You are a bunch of pathetic, political morons.

Sounds like we need to pay down the debt...

hmm, last time that happened was.....


1957, under Ike

How did Clinton do?

had a surplus...

but didn't put it towards the debt

Even if he did put the surplus towards the debt he still would have added to the debt by the end of his 2 terms

But that addition is a tiny fraction of what each of the three POTUS's have/will do since Clinton.

Government Spending Chart: United States 1960-2021 - Federal State Local Data

 

[McRocket]

About half or so of that is attributable to the money borrowed by every president from Washington to Bush---and the other half or so is attributable to money borrowed by the Socialist Liar Barack Obama.

There hasn't been a president since Coolidge that hasn't added to the debt

That is your excuse? Pathetic and lame.

Government Spending Chart: United States 1960-2021 - Federal State Local Data

The federal deficit has absolutely exploded since GWB took office. And before you blame Obama for the huge jump in 2009. That fiscal year (FY 2009) was on GWB's watch.

2009 United States federal budget - Wikipedia


Obama did a lousy job with the deficit (but at least he did not increase spending by much)...but GWB and now Trump have absolutely exploded it.

 

[BluesLegend]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

You want bullshit you republican ck sucker?? Name one nation who spends more than we do Go ahead you trump pos

Facts have unhinged you Eddie.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Sounds like we need to pay down the debt...

hmm, last time that happened was.....


1957, under Ike

When tax rates were up in the 90 percent range.

And Japan/ europe was...

Wait for it


Wait for it


Wait for it

 

[Markle]

We have had to spend to fix everything Obama broke...like our military....having a socialist like Obama for a leader is not free...it cost us big time...

First, the military budget under Obama was more then the next 8 highest military-spending countries combined:

You would have to be right out of your mind to call that 'broke' spending during peacetime.


Second, at most, Trump increased defense spending by $80 billion. That does not even begin to account for the huge jump in the deficit since he took office.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/budget-fy2019.pdf

Not relevant. Try again.

 

[Markle]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

You want bullshit you republican ck sucker?? Name one nation who spends more than we do Go ahead you trump pos

 

[edward37]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

You want bullshit you republican ck sucker?? Name one nation who spends more than we do Go ahead you trump pos

Facts have unhinged you Eddie.

how much have we paid into our defense WHO HAS PAID MORE ?? come on blues let you and the other ah's republicans educate me

 

[edward37]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

You want bullshit you republican ck sucker?? Name one nation who spends more than we do Go ahead you trump pos

true so go f yourself you fn traitor

 

[Markle]

BULLSHIT our military was far from broke just more republican crap

Malarkey! Our airforce was crippled and had a dire shortage of parts. They were having to scavenge parts from other aircraft putting them out of commission.



US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…

US Navy Announces Just How Badly Obama CRIPPLED Its Forces… This is Bad…
.
This is just unbelievable. Barack Obama was the worst president in US history in so many ways, but most importantly in that he severely weakened our military.
.
America relies on it’s naval air wing to rapidly project combat power around the globe. But Navy officials now report that over half of all naval combat planes CAN’T FLY!
.
That’s because for eight years, Obama hamstrung the military and failed to provide the needed budget even to perform routine maintenance on these planes.
.
Defense News reports:
.
According to the Navy, 53 percent of all Navy aircraft can’t fly — about 1,700 combat aircraft, patrol, and transport planes and helicopters. Not all are due to budget problems — at any given time, about one-fourth to one-third of aircraft are out of service for regular maintenance. But the 53 percent figure represents about twice the historic norm.
.
The strike fighter situation is even more acute and more remarkable since the aircraft are vitally important to projecting the fleet’s combat power. Sixty-two percent of F/A-18s are out of service; 27 percent in major depot work; and 35 percent simply awaiting maintenance or parts, the Navy said.

You want bullshit you republican ck sucker?? Name one nation who spends more than we do Go ahead you trump pos

true so go f yourself you fn traitor

 

[Markle]

how much have we paid into our defense WHO HAS PAID MORE ?? come on blues let you and the other ah's republicans educate me

Given your posts, that's not a reasonable expectation.

 

[jknowgood]

'Earlier this week, when the US closed fiscal 2018 on September 30, we reported that US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018; with this last push higher, total gross national debt in fiscal 2018 rose by $1.271 trillion to an all time record of $21.52 trillion.

What is more stunning, is that only six months ago, on March 16, it had for the first time risen above the $21-trillion mark, while a year ago, at the end of September 2017, it was just $20.2 trillion.

The reason for the soaring debt total is, of course, the runaway US budget deficit, which while providing a temporary sugar rush to the US economy comes at a cost of explosive debt. As a reminder, one month ago, the CBO revised its forecast, and now expects the deficit will approach $1 trillion by the end of this fiscal year or one year sooner than disclosed in the CBO's most recent forecast; in April the agency didn’t expect the deficit to reach $1 trillion until 2020.'

The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018


Who do I blame? The average American voter who keeps putting pathetic people in power who refuse to stop spending like drunken sailors.
But will the average voter blame themselves? Not a chance...they will just blame whichever party they don't like.
Morons.
Both Trumpbots AND Obamabots AND GWBushbots (at least Clinton - that sexual freak - tried to balance the budget). You are a bunch of pathetic, political morons.

Obama wasted billions on the obamacare website, that didn't work. I never heard a peep out of you.

 

[Aldo Raine]

What we need to do is cut taxes (especially on the billionaires and corporations) so we can increase tax revenues and pay off the national debt.

Yes it has worked so awesomely the last 3 or 4 times we did it!

 

[Skull Pilot]

'Earlier this week, when the US closed fiscal 2018 on September 30, we reported that US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018; with this last push higher, total gross national debt in fiscal 2018 rose by $1.271 trillion to an all time record of $21.52 trillion.

What is more stunning, is that only six months ago, on March 16, it had for the first time risen above the $21-trillion mark, while a year ago, at the end of September 2017, it was just $20.2 trillion.

The reason for the soaring debt total is, of course, the runaway US budget deficit, which while providing a temporary sugar rush to the US economy comes at a cost of explosive debt. As a reminder, one month ago, the CBO revised its forecast, and now expects the deficit will approach $1 trillion by the end of this fiscal year or one year sooner than disclosed in the CBO's most recent forecast; in April the agency didn’t expect the deficit to reach $1 trillion until 2020.'

The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018


Who do I blame? The average American voter who keeps putting pathetic people in power who refuse to stop spending like drunken sailors.
But will the average voter blame themselves? Not a chance...they will just blame whichever party they don't like.
Morons.
Both Trumpbots AND Obamabots AND GWBushbots (at least Clinton - that sexual freak - tried to balance the budget). You are a bunch of pathetic, political morons.

Sounds like we need to pay down the debt...

hmm, last time that happened was.....


1957, under Ike

How did Clinton do?

had a surplus...

but didn't put it towards the debt

Even if he did put the surplus towards the debt he still would have added to the debt by the end of his 2 terms

But that addition is a tiny fraction of what each of the three POTUS's have/will do since Clinton.

Government Spending Chart: United States 1960-2021 - Federal State Local Data

Deficit and debt are two entirely different things. And I'm not making any excuses I am simply stating the facts.

Was the debt smaller or larger after Clinton's two terms than it was before he took office?

The answer is the debt was larger ergo Clinton added to the debt as has every single president since Coolidge.

And no one really cares about the debt or the deficit

Republicans only pretend to care about it when democrats are in office and democrats only pretend to care about it when republicans are in office.

And just so you know I am neither a republican nor a democrat and haven't voted for a candidate from either party for almost 20 years because it makes absolutely no difference

 

[Skull Pilot]

'Earlier this week, when the US closed fiscal 2018 on September 30, we reported that US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018; with this last push higher, total gross national debt in fiscal 2018 rose by $1.271 trillion to an all time record of $21.52 trillion.

What is more stunning, is that only six months ago, on March 16, it had for the first time risen above the $21-trillion mark, while a year ago, at the end of September 2017, it was just $20.2 trillion.

The reason for the soaring debt total is, of course, the runaway US budget deficit, which while providing a temporary sugar rush to the US economy comes at a cost of explosive debt. As a reminder, one month ago, the CBO revised its forecast, and now expects the deficit will approach $1 trillion by the end of this fiscal year or one year sooner than disclosed in the CBO's most recent forecast; in April the agency didn’t expect the deficit to reach $1 trillion until 2020.'

The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018


Who do I blame? The average American voter who keeps putting pathetic people in power who refuse to stop spending like drunken sailors.
But will the average voter blame themselves? Not a chance...they will just blame whichever party they don't like.
Morons.
Both Trumpbots AND Obamabots AND GWBushbots (at least Clinton - that sexual freak - tried to balance the budget). You are a bunch of pathetic, political morons.

Sounds like we need to pay down the debt...

hmm, last time that happened was.....


1957, under Ike

How did Clinton do?

She won the popular vote.

we do not elect presidents by the popular vote or didn't you know that?

 

[miketx]

'Earlier this week, when the US closed fiscal 2018 on September 30, we reported that US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018; with this last push higher, total gross national debt in fiscal 2018 rose by $1.271 trillion to an all time record of $21.52 trillion.

What is more stunning, is that only six months ago, on March 16, it had for the first time risen above the $21-trillion mark, while a year ago, at the end of September 2017, it was just $20.2 trillion.

The reason for the soaring debt total is, of course, the runaway US budget deficit, which while providing a temporary sugar rush to the US economy comes at a cost of explosive debt. As a reminder, one month ago, the CBO revised its forecast, and now expects the deficit will approach $1 trillion by the end of this fiscal year or one year sooner than disclosed in the CBO's most recent forecast; in April the agency didn’t expect the deficit to reach $1 trillion until 2020.'

The US Spent A Record $523 Billion On Debt Interest In Fiscal 2018


Who do I blame? The average American voter who keeps putting pathetic people in power who refuse to stop spending like drunken sailors.
But will the average voter blame themselves? Not a chance...they will just blame whichever party they don't like.
Morons.
Both Trumpbots AND Obamabots AND GWBushbots (at least Clinton - that sexual freak - tried to balance the budget). You are a bunch of pathetic, political morons.

Sounds like we need to pay down the debt...

hmm, last time that happened was.....


1957, under Ike

How did Clinton do?

She won the popular vote.

we do not elect presidents by the popular vote or didn't you know that?

Of course I know. I jabbing the lib asshats before one of them claims it.