Do you just make up numbers at will? The surplus was created with SS funds based on future revenue. Due to the dotcom bust and the recession that followed that money never was a surplus.
9/11 happened during a recession and the economy recovered very quickly. The $700 trillion Bush gave to Obama to bailout the banks went missing even thought the banks paid back there share. So technically Bushs deficit was paid back already. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > Clinton left with about 800 billion surplus. Bush left with a 2 > trillion deficit. > > You reall need to be reacquainted with the concept of positive and > negative numbers if you cannot tell the difference. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311026 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
