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re: Secret Service is broke
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:15 am to GumboPot
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:15 am to GumboPot
quote:Now compare the cash on hand figures.
---Date----------------------U.S. Debt----------
01/20/2017---------$19,947,304,555,212.49
08/17/2017---------$19,845,188,460,166.77
LINK $382b on 1/20
LINK $82b as of 8/17
Cash on hand has gone down $300b, about 3x as much as the figure for the debt. Hence the need for a debt ceiling hike. Treasury is intentionally keeping less cash on hand to generate bullshite headlines for people like you to either believe or cynically spread (honestly not sure in your case).
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Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:17 am to Raylan70
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If the left wasn't threatening assassinations every day and holding violent riots everywhere Trump goes this would not be an issue.
Right. Secret Service could have the day off if the left would just chill
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:20 am to sicboy
I have a friend who was on the AFB in Tampa (name escapes me) and Trump made a visit. Not only did the base shut down, the detail as far as cars and security was insane. They even had a helicopter fueled and standing by that never got used.
He said they were even told to not look out the windows.
He said they were even told to not look out the windows.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:25 am to sicboy
quote:
He said they were even told to not look out the windows.
That was for today you big dummy.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:27 am to MrLarson
ha ha
Complete lockdown, though.
Complete lockdown, though.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:34 am to Parmen
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Don Jr and Eric should be able to pay for their own private security IMO. Same with Tiffany. They're rich.
This would work for Trump's family, but this is a bad precedent to set. It is possible for a future President to not have independently wealthy children who can't pay for their own security, and changing the law in this way would put them in danger.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:35 am to Iosh
The "fiscally responsible" candidate.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:36 am to Iosh
quote:
Now compare the cash on hand figures.
LINK $382b on 1/20
LINK $82b as of 8/17
Cash on hand has gone down $300b, about 3x as much as the figure for the debt. Hence the need for a debt ceiling hike. Treasury is intentionally keeping less cash on hand to generate bullshite headlines for people like you to either believe or cynically spread (honestly not sure in your case).
This isn't a valid comparison. Post the cash on hand amount at this time last year.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:42 am to imjustafatkid
quote:LINK
This isn't a valid comparison. Post the cash on hand amount at this time last year.
$253b as of 8/19/16.
In fact we can do a very direct comparison between Obama '16 and Trump '17 from their January 20 cash on hand, which was $319b for Obama: LINK
Obama had $316b cash on hand as of 1/20/16 and in 8 months it had gone down to $253b. Total outlays from cash on hand $63b.
Trump had $382b cash on hand as of 1/20/17 and in 8 months it has gone down to $82b. Total outlays from cash on hand $300b.
A hefty price to pay for some friendly headlines on Gateway Pundit.
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 9:46 am
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:45 am to Iosh
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$253b as of 8/19/16.
That is a valid comparison.
Do you think it is better to have more cash on hand, or less debt? I would prefer less debt than more cash, so I would like to see an argument against that.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:51 am to Iosh
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A hefty price to pay for some friendly headlines on Gateway Pundit.
Cash on hand doesn't mean much when you are 19T in debt. That is like saying "I can't be broke, Capital One just raised my limit".
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:53 am to imjustafatkid
quote:What possible good does it do to "retire" debt on paper for 8-9 months when it's certain to be re-borrowed at a slight premium because of interest rate hikes in the interim?
That is a valid comparison.
Do you think it is better to have more cash on hand, or less debt?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:56 am to Iosh
Why do you liberals want the country to be poor?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 9:59 am to Dale51
quote:
You're confused.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 10:12 am to Iosh
quote:
What possible good does it do to "retire" debt on paper for 8-9 months when it's certain to be re-borrowed at a slight premium because of interest rate hikes in the interim?
You're sure the debt will be re-borrowed at a premium?
ETA: What will be your answer if the debt continues to shrink?
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 10:13 am
Posted on 8/21/17 at 10:13 am to imjustafatkid
quote:In the absence of any actual spending reforms from Congress, it's a certainty.
You're sure the debt will be re-borrowed at a premium?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 10:57 am to Iosh
quote:
Under Trump, 42 people have protection, a number that includes 18 members of his family. That's up from 31 during the Obama administration.
That's because most of Obama's family is living in huts in Kenya. Michelle, OTOH, had the largest staff of personal servants in the history of American First Ladies. USA Today didn't cover that.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 11:25 am to Duzz
Complete bullshite. they blew their funds on prositutes last year. Or don't they recall
Posted on 8/21/17 at 11:39 am to Iosh
quote:
“The Secret Service has the funding it needs to meet all current mission requirements for the remainder of the fiscal year and compensate employees for overtime within statutory pay caps,” agency director Randolph “Tex” Alles said in a statement.
quote:
Allen said around 1,100 employees will hit federally mandated caps on salary and overtime that were supposed to last the entire year and suggested he will ask Congress to pass legislation as it did last year to allow the agency to exceed those pay caps.
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 11:43 am
Posted on 8/21/17 at 11:40 am to Iosh
i was wondering how many posts there would be until someone mentioned the fake national debt reduction
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