Supply-Side Economics

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Originally Posted by whell

There have been budget deficits every year since around 1960. The only common denominator during most of that time gas been Dem control of the House. Year after year the controllers of the Federal purse have demonstrated their insatiable appetite for spending.

It is worth noting that most of the years that Clinton ran a surplus were the years the Repubs controlled the House. But to me, that's almost a throw-away point since Repubs of late have been spending like drunken Dems.

Dubya inherited the first budget surplus in decades and instead of paying down the debt, he totally blew it up with irresponsible tax cuts. So, please do not even bother telling me that Republicans care at all about the debt or deficits other than as an argument against Democratic priorities when Republicans are out of power.