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To: tejek who wrote (746438)	10/13/2013 9:26:35 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By Jorj X Mckie TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575734

>> Interestingly, the lower deficit happened under a president in which Republicans warned that deficits would skyrocket.And yet it hasn't. Its gone down. *Did you really say that?* *FY 2005 - 318B* *FY 2006 - 248B* *FY 2007 - 161B* *FY 2008 - 458B* *FY 2009 - 1,413B* *FY 2010 - 1,294B* *FY 2011 - 1,300B* *FY 2012 - 1,087B* *FY 2013 - 700-800B (EST)* *Now, which year is the Obama deficit LESS THAN the Bush deficit?*

To: tejek who wrote (746438)	10/13/2013 9:30:26 PM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Recommended By i-node TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575734

First who gets paid first when there is only X amount of dollars to spend? Constitutionally and by common sense, the interest payments on the debt come first. Of course its possible the Obama administration will ignore the constitution and the requirements of common sense, or that they won't but they will be incompetent in their administration of these payments and f' it all up, but it is possible, sensible, and legal, to prioritize debt payments.