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**casinobonusfrees** · 12-04-2011, 09:04 PM

Wow... that is a ton of money, and a huge increase in just 6 months of this fiscal years...

WASHINGTON — The US budget deficit shot up 15.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Treasury Department said Wednesday as political knives were being sharpened for a new budget battle.

The Treasury reported a deficit of $829 billion for the October-March period, compared with $717 billion a year earlier, as revenue rose a sluggish 6.9 percent as the economic recovery slowly gained pace.

AFP: US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011

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casinobonusfrees Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011 Wow... that is a ton of money, and a huge increase in just 6 months of this fiscal years... WASHINGTON — The US budget deficit shot up 15.7 percent in the first six months of fiscal 2011, the Treasury Department said Wednesday as political knives were being sharpened for a new budget battle. The Treasury reported a deficit of $829 billion for the October-March period, compared with $717 billion a year earlier, as revenue rose a sluggish 6.9 percent as the economic recovery slowly gained pace. AFP: US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011
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