tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788868408693854043.post6508025176396397874..comments2024-03-27T05:51:59.065-04:00Comments on Berman Post: Revised Deficit Projections, Much Worse Then BeforeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788868408693854043.post-7886823267773945032011-09-28T20:26:15.291-04:002011-09-28T20:26:15.291-04:00Except Bush didn't put the 2 wars he stared in...Except Bush didn't put the 2 wars he stared in his budget, Obama does. Recalculate Bush's REAL deficit with those numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788868408693854043.post-84933472837018744362009-12-07T23:39:04.802-05:002009-12-07T23:39:04.802-05:00@Carl - I agree, overstating claims does hurt the ...@Carl - I agree, overstating claims does hurt the cause. The numbers are so abysmal in real life it is almost as if they are made up, which is why people should be even more careful to make sure their statements are accurate. Let me know if you do an updated/fixed graph and I will do an update.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788868408693854043.post-79260508990402163872009-12-07T22:38:29.270-05:002009-12-07T22:38:29.270-05:00You're right--others have picked up that same ...You're right--others have picked up that same point. I have no idea whether the announced reduction in last year's deficit is bogus, but Doug's October 09 adjustment relies on <a href="http://www.fms.treas.gov/mts/mts1009.pdf" rel="nofollow">numbers</a> from the same part of the Treasury Department that reported the FY 09 decline.<br /><br />I consider Doug's chart misleading. And <a href="http://nooilforpacifists.blogspot.com/2009/11/chart-of-day_29.html" rel="nofollow">overstating claims hurts the conservative cause</a>.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788868408693854043.post-30906039409404710212009-12-07T21:06:57.701-05:002009-12-07T21:06:57.701-05:00@Carl - that is an interesting point. I posted on...@Carl - that is an interesting point. I posted on the <a href="http://www.bermanpost.com/2009/10/deficit-for-fiscal-year-2009-is-142.html" rel="nofollow">fiscal year 2009 deficit</a> and it was announced as less then projected. There is some question to if the reason for the shortfall was just an accounting trick. Head over to the <a href="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/directorblue/5027135221967471511" rel="nofollow">comment section of the source</a> for a discussion on your comment. I agree though that it should at least be referenced or explained somewhere on the chart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788868408693854043.post-74784268079637074302009-12-07T20:54:01.781-05:002009-12-07T20:54:01.781-05:00My problem with Doug's chart is that I think t...My problem with Doug's chart is that I think <a href="http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg322.htm" rel="nofollow">the FY 2009 deficit came in at $ 1.417 billion</a>, less than projected, which Doug doesn't update.@nooil4pacifistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.com