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Old 03-28-2008, 09:11 AM   #5 (permalink)
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1. Surplus! There should never be a budget surplus! If there is a surplus then people are being over taxed.
I think you need to read it again. He's saying that we need to pay down the debt. The only way to do that is with a budget surplus.
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