Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Yosemite, Congress & Sequestering

Champs at deficits? By what measure? GWB and Regans deficits on average were less than 3% of GDP whereas Obama's deficits have averaged close 9%, the highest in the post WW II era.

Clinton's surplus were capital gains driven. If God were elected in 2000, he would have had a deficit, even if 9/11 did not occur. There was this thing called the dotcom bust that flushed all those surpluses and then some down the toilet.

Every administration since Hoover has run a deficit...including Clinton's, just add up what revenues were taken in minus what he spent.