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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (7277)	9/24/2002 1:35:35 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Respond to of 89467

$150B deficit? are you kidding? try $400B last spring ONeill spoke about the total deficit one must add the public debt to the govt debt Enron games ONeill stated clearly that 2001 deficit was $400B you know, counting off-balance sheet items (CIA covert work, Columbia drug wars, etc), SocSec funding obligations, the usual stuff Enron games I wonder how different the budget deficit deterioration situation would be with Clinton still in office not much at all, same deterioration IT IS THE ECONOMY, STUPID the stock market bubble busted in March 2000 Clinton was in office the rest is epilogue sure, trade tariffs exacerbated a worsening situation Bush is not responsible for WTC attack on 9/11 Clinton dismantled the intelligence and security apparatus Bush is not totally in charge of FBI and CIA Bush bears some responsibility for both WTC and budget though his tax refunds should have been much much much larger at least as big as the numerous Democrat tax cuts in past years the trouble with budget deficit arguments is that those arguing fail to acknowledge how much the economy is set in motion for at least 18-20 months from the previous administration braindead Democrats labeled the autumn 2000 stock decline as Bush's responsibility total braindead shit useless argument and discussion one might as well ask kindergarten students to debate / jim