Who Increased The Debt?

[OhioChick]

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Of course. nt

[ProDem4]

2. WTF

Clinton left office with a surplus......

[Towlie]

3. Yes, Clinton left office with a surplus, and Bush said "kill it before it grows."

Sheriff John Brown always hated me,
For what, I don't know:
Every time I plant a seed,
He said kill it before it grow -
He said kill them before they grow.
And so:

[offmybrain]

5. Clinton debt numbers

Clinton had a yearly budget surplus in 99 & 00,but overall debt increased.

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06
09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86
09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43
09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32

[NYC_SKP]

6. Debt versus Deficit.

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/news/pressroom/pressroom_bpd08052004.htm

A deficit occurs when the government takes in less money than it spends in a given year. The debt is the total amount the government owes at any given time. So the debt goes up in any given year by the amount of the deficit, or it decreases by the amount of any surplus. The debt the government owes to the public decreased for a while under Clinton, but the debt was by no means erased.

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/02/the-budget-and-deficit-under-clinton/

[ChromeFoundry]

4. See what happens...

when you raise minimum wage and make the rich pay their fair share?!

[Kablooie]

7. Well you see, that's why the GOP is so intent on reducing it. Being responsible..

of course...