The potential for deterioration in economic conditions, given the contraction in credit, may also affect budget conditions this year - Ryan
They are now seeking private investment:
We all benefit from a deep, liquid Treasury market, and SIFMA and the Treasury Markets Practices Group have the opportunity to take a leadership role in devising and implementing private-sector solutions to current challenges
In February, the administration forecast the deficit would hit $410 billion this year and drop to $407 billion in 2009. The new report said the budget deficit would fall to $178 billion in 2010, and start producing surpluses in 2012
Add in the federal debt ceiling, and it’s a reminder of how deep in the red the government already is. The current debt limit of about $9.815 trillion will be exhausted this fall, and the Democrats’ new 2009 budget plan calls for raising the ceiling to $10.615 trillion — an $800 billion increase.
Bonddad is saying Obama's economic policy is not workable and it's primarily due to the budget deficit and the Iraq war. We don't have the money.
Click on the link for the full read. I haven't analyzed Hillary in terms of where the money is going to come from, just noticed she has an accounting of much of it at the bottom of the position papers.
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