[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

The stimulus was a loan?

Um... yup!

Here's the skinny on the 'surplus', straight from the treasury department:

to 1999:
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/r...ebt_histo4.htm

2000-present:

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/r...ebt_histo5.htm

Pete

Pete, you need to learn the difference between deficit and debt. They're not synonymous.

John