Answering my own question.
Feb 18, 2022 14:20:39 #
All.... A while back I asked if anyone knew the last USA President was who signed a balanced budget bill, with a hint, and nobody responded. Well, it was Bill Clinton. It was a long process of negotiation because the Republican party controlled both chambers. This is not to say there were no budgets with a surplus subsequent to that event, but that was the last balanced one.
Except for his having a bunch of girlfriends, ( and that is understandable, IMO, ) and lying about it I think he was the best Democrat President in "recent" years.
Any comments ?
Except for his having a bunch of girlfriends, ( and that is understandable, IMO, ) and lying about it I think he was the best Democrat President in "recent" years.
Any comments ?
Feb 18, 2022 14:29:22 #
Look how Deficit was going during his tenure. Many will be amazed. I think it’s along the lines of your topic too.
Feb 18, 2022 14:56:41 #
Politics just get me fired up and I sure don’t want to pop a vessel in the eye so I’m out of here on this one before EYE even get started.
Feb 18, 2022 15:07:11 #
https://economicenlightenment.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/clintons-balanced-budget/
National debt still increased each of his years, all he did was leave Social Security with a bunch of IOUs instead of the surplus they had. This was money for us paid into by us…
National debt still increased each of his years, all he did was leave Social Security with a bunch of IOUs instead of the surplus they had. This was money for us paid into by us…
Feb 18, 2022 15:21:25 #
Huntm22 wrote:
Politics just get me fired up and I sure don’t want to pop a vessel in the eye so I’m out of here on this one before EYE even get started.
I am with you, I've only one eye that works well, now anyway. Just Sayin...RJS
Feb 18, 2022 15:24:49 #
nutz4fish wrote:
All.... A while back I asked if anyone knew the la... (show quote)
Well, I'll go along with that, but he did too much thinking with his little head instead of his big head.
Feb 18, 2022 15:29:05 #
nutz4fish wrote:
All.... A while back I asked if anyone knew the la... (show quote)
Ah yes the good old Clinton years. Do something good and no one remembers. One indiscretion and the world remembers. But like in any budget one gains and another takes a hit.
From what i recall Clinton capitalized from the Peace Dividend getting rid of excess military equipment. Clinton shut down bases and thinned down procurement programs. The domestic base closures hurt though, every district that lost a base also lost the primary, secondary and tertiary economic impacts of the base and its staff. This created small regional micro recessions all in quite a few locations.
Feb 18, 2022 22:33:22 #
nutz4fish wrote:
All.... A while back I asked if anyone knew the la... (show quote)
Dang! I missed it or I would have answered. Most people would have (most). Are you sure you hit the send button?😂
Feb 18, 2022 22:38:50 #
nutz4fish wrote:
All.... A while back I asked if anyone knew the la... (show quote)
And that would be what most of us know as “impeached” right? Spending an entire 4 year term doing nothing but trying to impeach a president seems far less effective than what should have been taking place with our tax dollars from 2016 to 2020. Impeaching a president AFTER he’s left office seems a little ridiculous.
Feb 18, 2022 22:40:12 #
Jeremy wrote:
Look how Deficit was going during his tenure. Many will be amazed. I think it’s along the lines of your topic too.
😂😂
Feb 19, 2022 04:47:59 #
Catfish h****r wrote:
Dang! I missed it or I would have answered. Most people would have (most). Are you sure you hit the send button?😂
Yes
Feb 19, 2022 04:49:16 #
Catfish h****r wrote:
And that would be what most of us know as “impeached” right? Spending an entire 4 year term doing nothing but trying to impeach a president seems far less effective than what should have been taking place with our tax dollars from 2016 to 2020. Impeaching a president AFTER he’s left office seems a little ridiculous.
Ideed it is. Just silly politics. Doesn't matter what party wastes tome and energy with it .
Feb 19, 2022 04:52:29 #
flyguy wrote:
Well, I'll go along with that, but he did too much thinking with his little head instead of his big head.
Yeah Fly, men have TWO brains, and one of 'em isn't very smart. But after all, we are mammals, and that is typical.
Feb 19, 2022 04:58:05 #
plumbob wrote:
Ah yes the good old Clinton years. Do something go... (show quote)
Yeah Plum, there's a downside to any reduction in any budget. Doesn't mean we don't need to look at the overall need to shrink federal spending and return to more local decision making, IMO.
Feb 19, 2022 06:22:44 #
nutz4fish wrote:
Yeah Plum, there's a downside to any reduction in any budget. Doesn't mean we don't need to look at the overall need to shrink federal spending and return to more local decision making, IMO.
Oh for sure nutz, i am all in on shrinking fed spending especially when i saw the waste 1st hand. It seems so many programs out there came about from the good old boy mentality as thank you's for contributions. That would be a good start.
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