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Some more shrinkage for deficit. Lowest in 5 years.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/u-s-budget-deficit-down-to-680-billion-lowest-in-5-years



WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time in five...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1722762-dont-listen-to-peter-schiff-or-any-other-market-forecaster?source=google_news

"I mention Peter Schiff because he was recently on CNBC making more...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/us-budget-deficit_n_3745096.html


WASHINGTON -- The government on Monday reported a $97.6 billion deficit for July but remains on track to post its lowest...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/freddie-mac-second-quarter-profit-climbs-65-2013-08-07
Freddie Mac second-quarter profit climbs 65%

By MarketWatch
Freddie Mac's FMCC +1.43% second-quarter...

More evidence.

The U.S. government posted a budget surplus in June, the latest sign of rapidly improving public finances that could reduce the urgency in Congress to strike a deal to raise the...

I think most people would be very surprised by this fact.

"Second, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report forecasting that renewable energy—wind, solar, biofuels and the like—will...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/cbo-tax-breaks-wealthy_n_3355836.html




WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) - The top ten U.S. tax deductions, credits and exclusions will keep $12 trillion...

CBO: Obama Budget Cuts Deficit $1.1 Trillion By 2023


AP MAY 17, 2013, 4:00 PM 585
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ nonpartisan budget analyst says President Barack Obama’s budget would trim...

Oops. There goes that Republican talking point. Or does it?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/deficit-reduction_n_3275895.html


WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. deficit is...

MARCY GORDON | May 8, 2013 11:22 AM EST |

WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Freddie Mac earned $4.6 billion from January through March, helped by a stronger housing market. The government-controlled...

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fannie-mae-earnings-20130403,0,1211915.story

WASHINGTON — Taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are back in the black, but it's unlikely to keep the...

Fannie Mae reports record $17.2 billion in profits

Everything seems to be turning against siriuswrong these days. :0

By Ruth Mantell

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federally-backed mortgage...

No, Marco Rubio, government did not cause the housing crisis
Posted by Mike Konczal on February 13, 2013 at 8:58 am

In his response to the State of the Union, Sen. Marco Rubio said: “This idea –...

Hardyman1966 46 minutes ago ( 1:15 PM)
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I was a mortgage underwriter for several wholesale lenders at the time and Krugman is right. Most of our loans did not meet Fannie or Freddie...

I often had arguments with Siriuslywrong about the subject of the housing crisis.
Rubio dispalys a similar lack of knowledge on the subject. Old myths die hard.



Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)...

http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-05-22/commentary/31802270_1_spending-federal-budget-drunken-sailor
Obama spending binge never happened
Rex Nutting
Commentary: Government outlays rising at...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/buffett-us-debt-on-its-own-not-a-problem-2013-01-20

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Billionaire Warren Buffett believes the federal deficit should be stabilized in...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2012/12/27/the-irresponsible-republican-party/?hpid=z2
The irresponsible Republican Party
Posted by Jonathan Bernstein on December 27, 2012 at 10:14...

That Terrible Trillion
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: December 16, 2012 525 Comments


As you might imagine, I find myself in a lot of discussions about U.S. fiscal policy, and the budget deficit in...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-26/the-deficit-not-as-bad-as-they-want-you-to-think.html



If those so-called deficit hawks would stop moralizing long enough to look at the data, they...

Tax Burden Under Obama Lower Than 1980s
The New York Times notes that "most Americans in 2010 paid far less in total taxes -- federal, state and local -- than they would have paid" in 1980, when...

Warren Buffett Calls For Minimum Tax On The Wealthy

DAVID TAINTOR 9:15 AM EST, MONDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2012

In a New York Times op-ed, Warren Buffett calls for a minimum tax on the wealthiest...

Im happy to bring this thread to s close. I hope all reasonable people are able to see now that i was correct in describing President Obama as a fairly moderate, center/left politician and not a...

Four More Pinocchios for Romney from the Fact Checkers:

Here’s what Romney said last Thursday in Ohio: “I saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this state, Jeep, now owned by...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/26/1150718/-Romnesia-With-11-days-to-go-Mitt-Romney-changes-position-on-subsidies-for-renewable-energy-in-Iowa

Romnesia: With 11 days to go, Mitt Romney...