Real deficit for 2004 is $11 TRILLION per US Treasury

[samwheat]

<www.fms.treas.gov (http://www.fms.treas.gov).>

http://www.sprott.com/pdf/marketsataglance/01-17-2005.pdf (http://www.sprott.com/pdf/marketsataglance/01-17-2005.pdf)

"The US economy is doomed" - Marc Faber at the Gold Conference SF, CA
11/'04

[Spacecat]

Have you ever heard of the ( C.A.F.R ) the Comprehensive Anual Financial Report?


Estimate of the standing liquid, fixed, and equity investments, both Federal and Local Governments is a conservative: 60 Trillion dollars

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cafr1/CAFR.htm

The creator of the CAFRMan.com site, Gerald Klatt, was a high level federal
auditor of 30 years. The CAFRMan site was created one year after
Mr. Burien brought forward national disclosure as to the CAFR.



Gerald R. Klatt
Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
Former:
Auditor/Commander, Air Force Audit Agency
Federal Accountant

http://www.cafrman.com/


what are your thoughts

[Anthony]

03/22/2005 $7,780,503,572,144.78

That is 184,337,704,720.64 in less than three months

at that rate, 740 billion this year

Why do they bother with the pennies?

[esmith]

Yeah, definitely a bit depressing....

I always wondered about the penny thing too .... seems a little unnecessary :)