tazzygirl -> RE: And they say Biden is the plagiarizer in this administration (9/5/2012 4:57:15 PM)
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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl You do realize SS is off those books, yes? He paid down the public debt by borrowing money in the form of intragovernmental holdings (mostly Social Security). He called it a surplus but that's just not quite accurate. http://www.craigsteiner.us/articles/16 Im not having this debate again. http://www.collarchat.com/m_3989652/mpage_3/tm.htm But, I will post this... It didnt. The Budget is based upon income minus outgoing. Simple math. That 17.9 billion came into play in the Treasury itself... after the budget is balanced. The law clearly states any surplus is to be reinvested back into Treasury holdings. Section 3111 of title 31, United States Code, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to use money received from the sale of an obligation and other money in the general fund of the Treasury to buy, redeem, or refund, at or before maturity, outstanding bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, Treasury bills, or savings certificates of the U.S. Government. During fiscal 2000, the Secretary of the Treasury authorized the redemption of $21.3 billion of outstanding unmatured marketable Treasury securities at a premium of $5.5 billion. These early redemption transactions are known as Treasury “buybacks.” The net change of the Federal debt securities held by the public during fiscal 2000 includes $21.2 billion related to these buybacks. and Now that the Federal Government has achieved budget surpluses coupled with projections of continuing surpluses, focus has started to shift to the impact of the surpluses on the Federal debt. While we have had 3 consecutive years of budget surpluses, it is important to understand the composition of budget surpluses, and the relationship that these excess funds have had on reducing or changing the composition of the Federal debt. There are two components of Federal debt: debt held by the public and intragovernmental holdings. That 17.9 Billion is from... wait for it... Treasury Securities. This is an after budget expense. http://www.collarchat.com/fb.asp?m=3990523 But, hey, if you want to hash this all out again, Im more than game. Start a new thread.
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