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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (44196)	7/15/2010 3:22:41 PM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

In other words their existence is NOT DERIVED FROM temporary fluctuations of the business cycle Except a large part of the deficits in the late Bush I years where dervived from the business cycle, as was a large portion of the improvement moving in to the Clinton years. the deficits are more fundamental No it doesn't mean that at all. A structural deficit is a deficit that can only be addressed through policy changes, not just through being at a better part of the economic cycle, but under the right circumstances some deficit changing policy changes are easy, other policies which increase or reduce deficits are temporary from their outset. There is nothing automatically or inherently fundamental or more fundamental about such deficits. Re: "And the cyclical situation for Clinton was the best of any modern president" THAT is simply belied by the facts.... No it is fact. His presidency was timed perfectly to cover a period of strong growth in between two recessions, one right before and one right after his presidency. And not just the cyclical situation was best for Clinton, but the military/security cost situation, and the situation in congress was the best, in terms of having the ability to control spending and reduce deficits.