re: #222 Killgore Trout
Bad news for wingnuts: U.S. stocks climb as focus turns to domestic recovery
Bad news for MoonBats
U.S. posts 19th straight monthly budget deficit
It was more than twice the $40-billion deficit that Wall Street economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast and was striking since April marks the filing deadline for individual income taxes that are the main source of government revenue.
Department officials said that in prior years, there was a surplus during April in 43 out of the past 56 years.
The government has now posted 19 consecutive monthly budget deficits, the longest string of shortfalls on record.
reuters.com
CHANGE!!