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Will the federal government ever have a budget surplus again?
Maybe this would be a better way to phrase the question: Can you foresee the government ever having a budget surplus again in your lifetime?
Will the federal government ever have a budget surplus again?
Maybe this would be a better way to phrase the question: Can you foresee the government ever having a budget surplus again in your lifetime?
With your better way qualifier, I answered no.
As the demographics of the nation continue to change, and the government ignores the need to expand the tax base, revenue versus expense will continue to add to deficits and debt. I can' see that changing in my life time.
Will the federal government ever have a budget surplus again?
Maybe this would be a better way to phrase the question: Can you foresee the government ever having a budget surplus again in your lifetime?
Will the federal government ever have a budget surplus again?
Maybe this would be a better way to phrase the question: Can you foresee the government ever having a budget surplus again in your lifetime?
Why the hell should we want a government surplus?
No one bite, please.
Agree it would take a President who considers it a priority AND a favorable economy, but there's another factor, too... the people. Regardless what the people say regarding the deficit, they still clamor for more and more from the government, and that stuff gets politicians re-elected, so until the people stop doing that I don't see anything changing.We were pretty close under Bush, so I say yes. Just have to wait for the right circumstances. A president who thinks its a priority, and a favorable economy.
2004 -412,727
2005 -318,346
2006 -248,181
2007 -160,701
Will the federal government ever have a budget surplus again?
Maybe this would be a better way to phrase the question: Can you foresee the government ever having a budget surplus again in your lifetime?
Why the hell should we want a government surplus?
Why the hell should we want a government surplus?
We were pretty close under Bush, so I say yes. Just have to wait for the right circumstances. A president who thinks its a priority, and a favorable economy.
2004 -412,727
2005 -318,346
2006 -248,181
2007 -160,701
Will the federal government ever have a budget surplus again?
Agree it would take a President who considers it a priority AND a favorable economy, but there's another factor, too... the people. Regardless what the people say regarding the deficit, they still clamor for more and more from the government, and that stuff gets politicians re-elected, so until the people stop doing that I don't see anything changing.
Agree it would take a President who considers it a priority AND a favorable economy, but there's another factor, too... the people. Regardless what the people say regarding the deficit, they still clamor for more and more from the government, and that stuff gets politicians re-elected, so until the people stop doing that I don't see anything changing.
Not really the President, but more like Congress.
It would allow us to cut tax rates and leave more money the hands of the People ...
further stimulating the economy ...
creating more productive jobs ...
putting more resources to work, making us stronger economically on the global stage (giving us more leverage to use more non-military solutions to int'l situations). I know, it's small potatoes when you compare it to running the in the red so that people are more and more dependent on the gov't.
after having first raised taxes significantly and taken more money from the hands of the People ....
after having decimated it ...
Do you mean an increased number of jobs that are productive? Or jobs that are of increased productivity? It probably doesn't matter either way though, because first, we'll have to get the private sector to ramp up their spending by a half-billion annually just to take up the slack of the government's spending (because they can't run a half-billion dollar deficit if they're running a profit), and then spend MORE in order to effect this job creation you speak of.
rhetoric
It would allow us to cut tax rates and leave more money the hands of the People, further stimulating the economy, creating more productive jobs, putting more resources to work, making us stronger economically on the global stage (giving us more leverage to use more non-military solutions to int'l situations). I know, it's small potatoes when you compare it to running the in the red so that people are more and more dependent on the gov't.
We fairly recently had a balanced budget.. did it "decimate the economy"..
Surely Clinton who went along with the deal is the most hated politician by the democrats correct?
Come down from the hyperbole. Just sayin.
Agree it would take a President who considers it a priority AND a favorable economy, but there's another factor, too... the people. Regardless what the people say regarding the deficit, they still clamor for more and more from the government, and that stuff gets politicians re-elected, so until the people stop doing that I don't see anything changing.
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