tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post252850111808260553..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-56139274650157239042009-12-14T17:09:09.830-05:002009-12-14T17:09:09.830-05:00Big picture, fellas. Between 1981 and 1988, the U...Big picture, fellas. Between 1981 and 1988, the United States went from being the largest international creditor to the world's largest debtor nation. As of 1980, from Washington through Carter, America's combined debt amounted to 909 billion dollars, including all the money ever borrowed for both World Wars, the American Revolution, the Civil War, Korea, and Vietnam. In 8 years, Ninznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-11809483952144303862009-12-14T14:25:09.394-05:002009-12-14T14:25:09.394-05:00We were on track to run federal surpluses at the e...We were on track to run federal surpluses at the end of Reagon's Presidency. Bush Sr. screwed it up with the S&L bailout - then lost his presidency by signing a tax increase.Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-54099119010464165842009-12-12T17:00:19.733-05:002009-12-12T17:00:19.733-05:00We fought and lost the battle of eliminating the f...We fought and lost the battle of eliminating the federal debt back in the Reagan years. Clinton scored some yearly surpluses, but only because the gov't was taxing us faster than they could spend it. (Think about that!) We're over the falls, and have been for a generation.The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.com