tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post7264777660106676573..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Impressive progress in the federal budgetScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32341541319266890422013-04-11T20:18:17.449-07:002013-04-11T20:18:17.449-07:00Congress never discussed them and gave Carte Blanc...Congress never discussed them and gave Carte Blanc to Homeland Security after its authorization and consolidation of 12 departments including the Coast Guard, Costumes,Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Border Patrol, etc. The Iraq was placed off budget and not consider during the budget process but funded separately as an "emergency" item.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-44051323334248190562013-04-11T19:51:39.763-07:002013-04-11T19:51:39.763-07:00"just wonder, when it comes to deficits, why ... "just wonder, when it comes to deficits, why nobody back in 2001 questioned "looming" defense outlays."<br /><br />Trillion dollar deficits vs. $2-300 hundred billion deficits. One is bad, the other is ruinous.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-60219721978307458972013-04-10T22:06:27.820-07:002013-04-10T22:06:27.820-07:00I agree that Obamacare is not a good idea.
I just...I agree that Obamacare is not a good idea.<br /><br />I just wonder, when it comes to deficits, why nobody back in 2001 questioned "looming" defense outlays.<br /><br />In real terms, defense outlays have doubled since 2001, despite the fact we face about 1 percent of the threat that we did from the old Soviet Union.<br /><br />We spend $1 trillion a year on Defense, VA and Homeland Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-48913805210735215912013-04-10T15:47:09.628-07:002013-04-10T15:47:09.628-07:00These folks at AAII obviously don't follow Sco...These folks at <b>AAII</b> obviously don't follow Scot Grannis:<br /><br /><b>Week Ending 4/3/2013</b><br /><br />Bullish 35.5%<br />down 2.9<br />Neutral 36.3%<br />up 3.4<br />Bearish 28.2%<br />down 0.5<br /><br />Long-Term Averages:<br /> Bullish: 39.0%<br /> Neutral: 30.5%<br /> Bearish: 30.5%Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-86647290514449183992013-04-10T14:48:59.152-07:002013-04-10T14:48:59.152-07:00Growth Firming in the OECD Area
10/04/2013 - Comp...<b>Growth Firming in the OECD Area</b><br /><br />10/04/2013 - Composite leading indicators (CLIs), designed to anticipate turning-points in economic activity relative to trend, point to growth picking up in most major economies.<br /><br />In the United States and Japan, the CLIs continue to point to economic growth firming. The CLI for China provides a more positive outlook compared with lastWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.com