https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/5.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/310080.aspxFri, 05 Mar 2010 22:12:56 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:310080Stranger0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/310080.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=310080<p>The amount of money the government is spending but not collecting.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/310079.aspxFri, 05 Mar 2010 22:07:11 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:310079Jonathan M. F. Catalán0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/310079.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=310079<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/Themes/mises2008/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>limitgov:</strong></div><div></p> <p>When they say the deficit is now at x number of dollars...what exactly are they talking about?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p></div></blockquote></p> <p>Deficit usually refers to &quot;budget deficit&quot;, or the difference between actual federal expenditure for the fiscal year and the budget.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/310078.aspxFri, 05 Mar 2010 22:06:05 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:310078limitgov0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/310078.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=310078<p>When they say the deficit is now at x number of dollars...what exactly are they talking about?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Strictly the government bonds that need to be paid back?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>