Monday, April 20, 2009

Two trains heading in opposite directions

From the Treasury Department: Here is how the first six month's of the federal government's current balance sheet stacks up against last year's.



Author of article here makes the claim that the falling tax revenues are evidence of industrious people "going Galt". We're not so sure of that as "going Galt" was a voluntary reaction to goverment overreach and not one of involuntarily losing your job or your business.

Sobering numbers nevertheless.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isn't that the back side of the B&O Railroad card?

- Mongo Says, Damn It BwD, It's Monday. We Don't Want to Look at Charts. Bring on the Post About the North County Girl Who Came in Second in The Miss USA Pageant -- and Infinitely More Important, Her Bikini Photos!

Dean said...

You're right, it does. Oh, and that'll be $200, please