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Politics : Is Secession Doable? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: steve harris who wrote (1308)11/18/2004 10:39:02 AM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1968
 
>we've heard the democrat talking point before, if you reduce the size of an increase you can run around and brag about how you're "cutting" it.

Wrong. That's not the point. In the years in question, the U.S. spent less than it took in. We borrowed no new funds. That's a surplus.

>The debt increased under Clinton. End of story.

But we still ran a surplus. The two facts are not mutually exclusive.

-Z



To: steve harris who wrote (1308)11/18/2004 2:48:11 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1968
 
The debt increased under Clinton. End of story.

End of story for those with an 8th grade understanding of economics.