Geee Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 CNS News: (CNSNews.com) - In general terms, politicians and the press may be referring to what has been happening in Washington, D.C., over the past few days as a government "shutdown" or a "partial government shutdown," but the actual accounting sheets of the U.S. Treasury show that massive amounts of taxed and borrowed money were flowing in and out of the government during the first two days of fiscal 2014. According to the Daily Treasury Statement for Oct. 2, which was released yesterday at 4:00 p.m, the Treasury spent a total of $63.262 billion in the first two days of fiscal 2014. At the same time, it took in $25.681 billion in tax revenue. The Treasury also sold $1.648 billion in new Treasury securities--which is government debt. Among the things, the federal government spent money on during the "partial government shutdown" was $1.129 billion in salaries for federal employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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