are you dense or just posting like it? i have posted that exact same article in this forum before. you trying to tell me about the "Clinton Myth" isn't telling me anything i haven't known for decades.
and in case you didn't notice Tiny got banned but i'd bet you 50 bucks he knows this too.
Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
You're kidding about Tiny right?
He thinks the inter-department debt should NOT be counted. In fact he just commented on how only private debt should be counted. You do understand that I was the one in the other thread saying this debt SHOULD BE INCLUDED
- but the vast majority is coming from excess Social Security taxes being paid by the workforce in an attempt to keep Social Security benefit checks coming once the "baby-boomers" start to retire.
Of the $142 billion surplus projected by the end of 2000, $137 billion will come from excess Social Security taxes.
When these unified budget numbers are separated into Social Security and non-Social Security components, however, it becomes evident that all of the projected surplus throughout this period is attributable to Social Security. The remainder of the budget will remain in deficit throughout the next decade.-