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engineer1 year ago

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The problems is what was previously committed by the government and the tax cuts which were given to the wealthy which caused us not to be able to pay for the commitments. There was a surplus before Bush

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  nostalgia1 year ago
  
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  "There was a surplus before Bush"
  There was NO surplus
  It was an inside the Beltway accounting gimmick. The Social Security surplus was counted in the general fund. Without counting the SS surplus, the budget was in deficit
  
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