On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:03:18 -0400, hk wrote:


I thought we passed the $500 billion mark a long time ago...

I think that is what we have *spent* short term. Adding in the long
term, care of vets, federal debt interest, etc., I believe the number
will be @ $5 trillion.

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:28:22 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:03:18 -0400, hk wrote:


I thought we passed the $500 billion mark a long time ago...

I think that is what we have *spent* short term. Adding in the long
term, care of vets, federal debt interest, etc., I believe the number
will be @ $5 trillion.

That's a meaningless number. Of course if you'll talking about Social
Security, which is still fiscally sound, you might use even a smaller
number to show that SS will be broke in 2098, can't be fixed, and
should be handed over to Wall Street right now to manage.
Uh huh.

--Vic