Per Attila Iskander:
Reasonable people can argue how and why... but the surplus is a fact of
history - as are the ensuing deficits.


Only if you are clueless about accounting...

Guilty as charged.

But I would assume that the same accounting practices were in use by
both preceding and subsequent administrations.... so, in a relative
sense, it would seem to hold up.

Also, he seems to have the guts to cut back on Medicare as part of the
balancing process.
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Pete Cresswell