“The power under the constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to representatives of their own choosing; and whenever it is executed contrary to their interest, or not agreeable to their wishes, their servants can and undoubtedly will, be recalled.”

~ George Washington (1787)

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Figures on government spending and debt

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Total public debt subject to limit Jan. 30 $15,313,699
Statutory debt limit $16,394,000
Total public debt outstanding Jan. 30 $15,356,140
Operating balance Jan. 30 $158,596
Interest fiscal year 2012 through December $62,662
Interest same period 2011 $56,780
Deficit fiscal year 2012 through December $321,735
Deficit same period 2011 $368,960
Receipts fiscal year 2012 through December $555,437
Receipts same period 2011 $531,797
Outlays fiscal year 2012 through December $877,173
Outlays same period 2011 $900,757
Gold assets in January $11,041