Where will the deficit be by January 1, 2011?

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm interested to hear some predictions for this year on the deficit.

[Bo]

-1,074,987,369,447

[Tender Branson]

What do you mean ?

The deficit for the fiscal year 2009/10 or 2010/11 ?
Or the total deficit of the US on that date ?
Or the deficit for the month of December 2010 ?

3 wild guesses out of nowhere:

A) around 1.3 Trillion $ for fiscal 2009/10 and 800 Bio. $ for 2010/11
B) around 13 Trillion $
C) around 100 Bio. $

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

The deficit in 2011 will be smaller if for no other reason then the Bush tax cuts expiring.

[Bo]

The deficit in 2011 will be smaller if for no other reason then the Bush tax cuts expiring.

He's asking about the deficit in 2010, not 2011.

[Joe Biden 2020]

What do you mean ?

The deficit for the fiscal year 2009/10 or 2010/11 ?
Or the total deficit of the US on that date ?
Or the deficit for the month of December 2010 ?

3 wild guesses out of nowhere:

A) around 1.3 Trillion $ for fiscal 2009/10 and 800 Bio. $ for 2010/11
B) around 13 Trillion $
C) around 100 Bio. $

I'm specifically looking for A and B.  I'm not as interested in month-by month numbers as I am longer-term figures such as fiscal year by fiscal year and total deficit.

The main reason behind the thread, will we be better off or worse off in 11 1/2 months from now?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

The deficit in 2011 will be smaller if for no other reason then the Bush tax cuts expiring.

He's asking about the deficit in 2010, not 2011.

Well, if we're talking about 2010, it's not going to be pretty between a recession, 2 wars, and the Bush tax cuts at their maximum.

[Bo]

I noticed I'm the only one who answered this question.