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ptif219
11-20-2012, 09:47 PM
Will the democrats and Obama protect their precious government union workers?

http://nationaljournal.com/congress-legacy/federal-workers-to-congress-leave-us-out-of-deficit-deal-20121120



The Federal-Postal Coalition -- a group representing more than two dozen federal employee unions -- pleaded with Congress on Monday to spare their members in any deal related to the "fiscal cliff."
Federal workers, the coalition wrote in a letter, have contributed more than their fair share toward reducing the debt and are the only group that has been targeted so heavily.
“Federal and postal employees and their families are hardworking, middle-class Americans who are struggling during these tough times just like other Americans,” the group wrote. “No other group has been asked to financially contribute the way they have, and it is time our nation’s leaders found other ways to reduce the deficit than continually taking from those who have dedicated their lives to public service.”

Peter1469
11-20-2012, 10:03 PM
And they will just ask for more money and benefits in the face of economic collapse.

waltky
11-11-2016, 04:39 PM
Granny says, "All dat money an' we still broke - Trump gonna fix dat...
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$221,692,000,000: Federal Taxes Set Record for October; $1,459 Per Worker; Feds Still Run Deficit of $44,192,000,000
November 11, 2016 | Federal tax revenues set an all-time record of $221,692,000,000 for the month of October, according to the newly released Monthly Treasury Statement.


In constant 2016 dollars that is the most taxes the federal government has ever collected in October, which is the first month of the fiscal year. The record $221,692,000,000 in taxes collected this October was up $6,718,330,000 from the $214,973,670,000 in constant 2016 dollars that the Treasury collected in October 2015. Despite bringing in record tax revenue of $221,692,000,000 this October, the federal government ran a deficit of $44,192,000,000 during month. That is because federal spending in October was $265,884,000,000.

The record $221,692,000,000 in federal taxes for October equaled approximately $1,459 for every person who had either a full- or part-time job during the month. (According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total number of people employed in the United States in October was 151,925,000.) The $44,192,000,000 deficit the federal government ran while collecting record tax revenue for October equaled approximately $291 for each person with a full- or part-time job.


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The second highest federal tax haul in any October came in 2014, when the U.S. Treasury brought in $216,934,990,000 in tax revenue in constant 2016 dollars. The third highest was October 2015, when the Treasury brought in $214,973,670,000; and the fourth highest was October 2001, when the Treasury brought in $214,249,290,000. Americans paid $121,576,000,000 in individual income taxes in October, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. That accounted for the largest share of the record $221,692,000,000 in taxes the Treasury collected during the month.

Americans also paid $79,361,000,000 in Social Security and other payroll taxes during Ocotber. The income tax on corporations brought in $2,277,000,000 during October. Excise taxes brought in $5,707,000,000. The Treasury also collected $3,069,000,000 in estate and gift taxes.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/221692000000-federal-taxes-set-record-october-1459-worker-feds-still

patrickt
11-11-2016, 04:42 PM
And they will just ask for more money and benefits in the face of economic collapse.

Don't forget the millions in USPS, VA, and IRS bonuses.

waltky
01-14-2017, 12:56 AM
Granny says, "Dat's right - dey spendin' more dan dey takin' in...
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Feds Collect $740,771,000,000 in Taxes in First 3 Months of FY17—But Spend $949,130,000,000 and Run $208,359,000,000 Deficit
January 12, 2017 - The federal government collected $740,771,000,000 in taxes in the first three months of fiscal 2017 (October through December), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.


But at the same time, it spent $949,130,000,000—thus running a deficit of $208,359,000,000. The $75,731,000,000 in corporation income taxes paid by businesses in the United States in the first three months of the fiscal year was 8.6 times the $8,812,000,000 paid in customs duties on foreign imports.


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The overall $740,771,000,000 in tax revenues that the Treasury collected during the October-through-December period also did not set a record for federal tax revenues in the first three months of the fiscal year. That distinction is retained by the first three months of fiscal 2016 (Oct.-Dec., 2015), in which the federal government took in a record $779,651,750,000 in tax revenues in inflation-adjusted constant 2016 dollars.


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Behind fiscal 2016, and ahead of fiscal 2017, fiscal 2015 ranks second for the largest tax haul in the first three months of the fiscal year. Then, the government took in $753,903,920,000 in tax dollars in constant 2016 dollars. There were 152,111,000 people employed in the United States in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means that the $740,771,000,000 in tax revenues collected in the first three months of fiscal 2017 equaled about $4,870 per worker. The $208,359,000,000 deficit equaled about $1,370 per worker.


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The biggest source of federal revenues in the first three months of fiscal 2017 was the individual income tax, which brought in $352,837,000,000. The second biggest source was Social Security and other payroll taxes which brought in $252,132,000,000. The third biggest source was the corporation income tax, which brought in $75,731,000,000. Customs duties brought in only $8,812,000,000 in the first three months of fiscal 2017.. Thus, the $75,731,000,000 in income taxes paid by corporations in the U.S. was 8.6 times as great as the $8,812,000,000 in customs duties paid on foreign products brought into the United States.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/feds-collect-740771000000-first-3-months-fy17-spend-981190000000-and

patrickt
01-14-2017, 06:01 AM
Will the democrats and Obama protect their precious government union workers?

http://nationaljournal.com/congress-legacy/federal-workers-to-congress-leave-us-out-of-deficit-deal-20121120

Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear shit in the woods? Does Obama hate America? Are the four richest counties in the United States bordering Washington DC?

Which would you rather had as an income, the money saved by Washington each year or the money given to unions?