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To: SilentZ who wrote (200266)	9/4/2004 6:56:30 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574376

surpluses? see any "surpluses" here? publicdebt.treas.gov Z, I think you're falling for a numbers game both parties twist with rhetoric...

To: SilentZ who wrote (200266)	9/4/2004 7:09:07 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574376

Weren't we running surpluses three-four years ago? Doesn't that, by definition, mean that we were covering our expenditures? Not if you count the deficit in Social Security. The point is the middle class are the people who pay the bills. Not the wealthy. If you take all the wealthy's wealth, it isn't enough to pay the bills without the middle class being heavily taxed. Think about it. You guys want the wealthy to pay more, but in reality, you can't affect the budget in any substantial way by increasing rates on the wealthy. Forget, it wasn't important. But who, exactly, are you wanting to increase taxes on?