Begin 2003 schreef ik dit:
'Het is olie, almaar meer olie om een imperium met een dreigend begrotingstekort van 1.8 biljoen dollar, een handelstekort van meer dan 500 miljard dollar en een buitenlandse schuld van 2 biljoen dollar in stand te houden. Een moreel en financieel failliet imperium, bezig met een vlucht vooruit, in een poging zijn hegemonie te handhaven. ' Zie: http://home.planet.nl/~houck006/oorlogomolie22.html
CNN bericht, meer dan 5 jaar later:
'Highest budget deficit ever
Red ink hits $454.8 billion in 2008, more than double that of 2007; economists say bailout to weigh on next year.
October 14, 2008: 4:15 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/14/news/economy/budget_deficit.ap/index.htm
Red ink hits $454.8 billion in 2008, more than double that of 2007; economists say bailout to weigh on next year.
October 14, 2008: 4:15 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/14/news/economy/budget_deficit.ap/index.htm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal budget deficit has soared to $454.8 billion in 2008. A housing collapse and efforts to combat the economic slowdown pushed the tide of government red ink to the highest level in history.
The Bush administration said the deficit for the budget year that ended Sept. 30 was more than double the $161.5 billion recorded in 2007.
It surpasses the previous record of $413 billion set in 2004. Economists are predicting a far worse number next year as the costs of the government's rescue of the financial system and the economic hard times hit the government's balance sheet.'
The Bush administration said the deficit for the budget year that ended Sept. 30 was more than double the $161.5 billion recorded in 2007.
It surpasses the previous record of $413 billion set in 2004. Economists are predicting a far worse number next year as the costs of the government's rescue of the financial system and the economic hard times hit the government's balance sheet.'
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