OH SNAP! 'House Intelligence Chair: ‘No Proof’ Russians Were Trying To Get Trump Elected'

[Campbell]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Listen you dumbass......the Republicans cut tax rates and continued to spend at an increasing rate. If that doesn't ring your bell you don't have one. LESS INCOME.......MORE DEBT!!! DUUUUUUUHH

Why can't you assholes stick to the thread subject?
Fuck off and start a 'tax' thread!

OK.....the Russians were the reason Trump was elected. Hell.......more Americans wanted Hillary to be president:

• Popular Vote Totals: Hillary Clinton: 65,844,610; Donald Trump: 62,979,636; All Others: 7,804,213 (Total)

• Popular Vote Percentage: Hillary Clinton (48.2%); Donald Trump (46.1%); All Others (5.7%)

 

[Boss]

OK.....the Russians were the reason Trump was elected. Hell.......more Americans wanted Hillary to be president:

• Popular Vote Totals: Hillary Clinton: 65,844,610; Donald Trump: 62,979,636; All Others: 7,804,213 (Total)

• Popular Vote Percentage: Hillary Clinton (48.2%); Donald Trump (46.1%); All Others (5.7%)

There is no proof Russians hacked anything or interfered with the elections. NONE. NADDA. ZIP!

That's the subject of the thread, not irrelevant popular vote totals.

 

[Campbell]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

TAX CUTS=LESS INCOME

LESS INCOME =MORE DEBT

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Boss]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

TAX CUTS=LESS INCOME

LESS INCOME =MORE DEBT

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to OT grandstanding again?

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

909 is larger than 517. That's called Math!
Now shut up or get back on the topic of the thread.

 

[kwc57]

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Listen you dumbass......the Republicans cut tax rates and continued to spend at an increasing rate. If that doesn't ring your bell you don't have one. LESS INCOME.......MORE DEBT!!! DUUUUUUUHH

Why can't you assholes stick to the thread subject?
Fuck off and start a 'tax' thread!

OK.....the Russians were the reason Trump was elected. Hell.......more Americans wanted Hillary to be president:

• Popular Vote Totals: Hillary Clinton: 65,844,610; Donald Trump: 62,979,636; All Others: 7,804,213 (Total)

• Popular Vote Percentage: Hillary Clinton (48.2%); Donald Trump (46.1%); All Others (5.7%)

Do you work as a crash test dummy, because you certainly have the aptitude for it?

 

[Campbell]

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Listen you dumbass......the Republicans cut tax rates and continued to spend at an increasing rate. If that doesn't ring your bell you don't have one. LESS INCOME.......MORE DEBT!!! DUUUUUUUHH

Why can't you assholes stick to the thread subject?
Fuck off and start a 'tax' thread!

OK.....the Russians were the reason Trump was elected. Hell.......more Americans wanted Hillary to be president:

• Popular Vote Totals: Hillary Clinton: 65,844,610; Donald Trump: 62,979,636; All Others: 7,804,213 (Total)

• Popular Vote Percentage: Hillary Clinton (48.2%); Donald Trump (46.1%); All Others (5.7%)

Do you work as a crash test dummy, because you certainly have the aptitude for it?

Listen Numbnuts!!! I've taken care of my responsibilities as an American citizen. I worked 41 years for the same company and retired in 1993. I had seven years in the military and retired as a tank commander on an M-48 medium patton tank:

My wife and I draw close to $7,000 a month in pensions and social security. In addition to that we have a portfolio worth nearly $500,000.

Trump is a goddamned idiot who doesn't have enough common sense to pour piss from a boot with the instructions printed on the heel. He received four deferments during the Vietnamese conflict. Guess what?? He claimed he had a bad heel...LMAO!! WHAT A CITIZEN!!!!!!

 

[Campbell]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Dumbass!!!!! When you spend more than you take in that's debt. The Republican tax cuts slashed income and ran up the debt. If not for Republican administrations the national debt would have long since been balanced and now we would have a surplus. Imagine that!!

 

[Conservative65]

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Listen you dumbass......the Republicans cut tax rates and continued to spend at an increasing rate. If that doesn't ring your bell you don't have one. LESS INCOME.......MORE DEBT!!! DUUUUUUUHH

Why can't you assholes stick to the thread subject?
Fuck off and start a 'tax' thread!

OK.....the Russians were the reason Trump was elected. Hell.......more Americans wanted Hillary to be president:

• Popular Vote Totals: Hillary Clinton: 65,844,610; Donald Trump: 62,979,636; All Others: 7,804,213 (Total)

• Popular Vote Percentage: Hillary Clinton (48.2%); Donald Trump (46.1%); All Others (5.7%)

No, dickhead. The reason Trump was elected was that he got 270 or more electoral votes according to what the Constitution says.

 

[Boss]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Dumbass!!!!! When you spend more than you take in that's debt. The Republican tax cuts slashed income and ran up the debt. If not for Republican administrations the national debt would have long since been balanced and now we would have a surplus. Imagine that!!

Well I understand what debt is and I've not disputed the debt. The tax cuts did not reduce income... our revenues actually rose. 909 is greater than 517.... that's an increase, not a decrease.

We've had a national debt since Andrew Jackson.... lots of Republicans, lots of Democrats in between.... none have ever balanced the budget. Not even Bill Clinton, although you'll claim he did.

Our debt is the result of spending more than we take in. Until we decide to cut spending, we're going to run a deficit and add to the debt. The Reagan tax cuts actually prevented more debt because they increased our revenues by 78.5% over 8 years, and if you count the first two years of the Clinton presidency, they doubled our revenues.

Tax cuts increase revenue because they generate economic investment which creates new jobs and more taxpayers. More taxpayers means more revenue coming in, even at the lower rate.

 

[Boss]

My wife and I draw close to $7,000 a month in pensions and social security. In addition to that we have a portfolio worth nearly $500,000.

That's actually quite pathetic to be honest. Given your stated pensions, your portfolio should be well over $1.5 million. You either didn't plan very well or you made some really bad investment choices.

 

[Campbell]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Horse Shit....only a fool would believe that.....in other words a rich assed right wing Republican.

 

[Campbell]

My wife and I draw close to $7,000 a month in pensions and social security. In addition to that we have a portfolio worth nearly $500,000.

That's actually quite pathetic to be honest. Given your stated pensions, your portfolio should be well over $1.5 million. You either didn't plan very well or you made some really bad investment choices.

The only problem I had was a poor family and only a high school education. In other words....something a born into riches Republican wouldn't/couldn't understand.

 

[Campbell]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Dumbass!!!!! When you spend more than you take in that's debt. The Republican tax cuts slashed income and ran up the debt. If not for Republican administrations the national debt would have long since been balanced and now we would have a surplus. Imagine that!!

Well I understand what debt is and I've not disputed the debt. The tax cuts did not reduce income... our revenues actually rose. 909 is greater than 517.... that's an increase, not a decrease.

We've had a national debt since Andrew Jackson.... lots of Republicans, lots of Democrats in between.... none have ever balanced the budget. Not even Bill Clinton, although you'll claim he did.

Our debt is the result of spending more than we take in. Until we decide to cut spending, we're going to run a deficit and add to the debt. The Reagan tax cuts actually prevented more debt because they increased our revenues by 78.5% over 8 years, and if you count the first two years of the Clinton presidency, they doubled our revenues.

Tax cuts increase revenue because they generate economic investment which creates new jobs and more taxpayers. More taxpayers means more revenue coming in, even at the lower rate.

You're full of shit and the sad part is that you don't even realize it!

 

[Boss]

My wife and I draw close to $7,000 a month in pensions and social security. In addition to that we have a portfolio worth nearly $500,000.

That's actually quite pathetic to be honest. Given your stated pensions, your portfolio should be well over $1.5 million. You either didn't plan very well or you made some really bad investment choices.

The only problem I had was a poor family and only a high school education. In other words....something a born into riches Republican wouldn't/couldn't understand.

Well then, you made some bad choices. That's not my fault. Oprah Winfrey came from a poor family too... didn't prevent her from becoming the most wealthy woman in the country. Oh, and she's certainly not a rich Republican.

 

[Boss]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Horse Shit....only a fool would believe that.....in other words a rich assed right wing Republican.

It's not a matter of belief, it's public record. Go look it up if you don't believe me.

 

[Boss]

Horse Shit.........You Wish!

Every time we had tax cuts for the rich the national debt increased proportionately. Think about it for a minute.........it's not rocket science.

The DEBT increased because SPENDING increased... it had NOTHING to do with the tax cuts! You can go look at the US Treasury Dept. website and see the tax revenue numbers ROSE 78.5% under Reagan. We INCREASED tax revenues!

And it wasn't "tax cuts for the rich" it was tax cuts on the top marginal wage earners... the RICH don't pay income taxes because very few of them earn taxable incomes. Most of their earnings is investment income. The tax cuts went to the small businessmen who are trying to become rich.

Horse shit! Damn funny things were fine and the national debt was about $1 trillion when Reagan started.......$4 trillion when he finished.

Because we had a Democrat congress that REFUSED to cut SPENDING!

Ol' Friend.....you're either ignorant or you're a goddamned liar. A fool can see the tax cuts and what they caused:

The Republicans never have seen a tax cut for corporations and the rich they didn't like but never have quit spending for their pet projects and war machine:

These figures came from the bureau of the debt....they're easily verified:


.....................................................................Total Debt...............................................................

09/30/2009 $11,909,829,003,511.75 (80% Of All Debt Across 232 Years Borrowed By Reagan And Bushes)

09/30/2008 $10,024,724,896,912.49 (Times Square Debt Clock Modified To Accommodate Tens of Trillions)
09/30/2007 $9,007,653,372,262.48
09/30/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62(Second Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16

09/30/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06 (First Bush Tax Cuts Enacted Using Reconciliation)

09/30/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86 (Administration And Congress Arguing About How To Use Surplus)

09/30/1999 $5,656,270,901,615.43 (First Surplus Generated...On Track To Pay Off Debt By 2012)

09/30/1998 $5,526,193,008,897.62
09/30/1997 $5,413,146,011,397.34
09/30/1996 $5,224,810,939,135.73
09/29/1995 $4,973,982,900,709.39
09/30/1994 $4,692,749,910,013.32
09/30/1993 $4,411,488,883,139.38 (Debt Quadrupled By Reagan/Bush41)(Clinton raised tax rates early 1993)
09/30/1992 $4,064,620,655,521.66
09/30/1991 $3,665,303,351,697.03
09/28/1990 $3,233,313,451,777.25
09/29/1989 $2,857,430,960,187.32
09/30/1988 $2,602,337,712,041.16
09/30/1987 $2,350,276,890,953.00
09/30/1986 $2,125,302,616,658.42
09/30/1985 $1,823,103,000,000.00
09/30/1984 $1,572,266,000,000.00
09/30/1983 $1,377,210,000,000.00

09/30/1982 $1,142,034,000,000.00 (Total Debt Passes $1 Trillion) (Reagan Slashed Tax Rates To Pre Depression Levels)

09/30/1981 $997,855,000,000.00

You are STILL trying to leap from the tax cuts to the debt. The debt increase was the result of spending, not the tax cuts!

Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

Tax revenues:
1980 - $517.1 bil
1988 - $909.2 bil
a 78.5% increase.

Reagan's tax cuts INCREASED tax revenues! The DEBT increased due to spending.... nothing to do with tax revenues.

Horse Shit....only a fool would believe that.....in other words a rich assed right wing Republican.

It's not a matter of belief, it's public record. Go look it up if you don't believe me.

 

[Campbell]

My wife and I draw close to $7,000 a month in pensions and social security. In addition to that we have a portfolio worth nearly $500,000.

That's actually quite pathetic to be honest. Given your stated pensions, your portfolio should be well over $1.5 million. You either didn't plan very well or you made some really bad investment choices.

The only problem I had was a poor family and only a high school education. In other words....something a born into riches Republican wouldn't/couldn't understand.

Well then, you made some bad choices. That's not my fault. Oprah Winfrey came from a poor family too... didn't prevent her from becoming the most wealthy woman in the country. Oh, and she's certainly not a rich Republican.

LMAO!!!

Your problem is that you obviously can't read. I've got it made in the shade of the old apple tree.

 

[Boss]

Your problem is that you obviously can't read. I've got it made in the shade of the old apple tree.

I have no trouble reading or doing math. The US Treasury Dept. website is public information on both the national debt and tax revenues. It confirms that Reagan's tax cuts generated 78.5% more revenue over 8 years. We went from $517 to $909 billion. That is just a fact and it's proven by the data. The national debt has increased every year since Andrew Jackson. He was the last US president to balance the books. This information is also documented at the Treasury Dept. website.

Many democrats will falsely claim Clinton balanced the budget but the actual numbers don't bear this out. He came within about $18 billion of doing it in 2000, but that was done by also counting the Social Security Trust Fund. Now, it's not really the fault of the President because the President is only one man, he can't make Congress slash spending. He can only sign or veto their bills. It's ultimately the responsibility of Congress to balance the budget by making the needed cuts.

As for your portfolio, it's pathetic in comparison to the portfolios of others who have similar pensions. That's all I was saying. You're going to be fine with your pension and nest egg of a half-million. It's much more than a lot of people have. I hope you're doing your part for charity. Who's your favorite and how much do you normally contribute?