Even though you are an @ss every time you reply to anyone, you have one point correct. NO ONE has paid down the National Dept since Eisenhower (a Republican). Many have cut their budgets or cut their budget deficit, but no one has been able to pay down on the National Debt. And I doubt anyone ever will, because that means cutting so-called entitlements. It is the only way that this can be accomplished, other than keeping the budget down and increasing tax revenues to more than what Americans earn in a year. Since about half of our country pays little or NO federal income tax, the burden goes to the wealthy to subsidize the government and it frivolous spending. Trump's ideas look like they can reduce the deficit spending but I doubt he will reduce our actual annual budget. It's almost impossible unless EVERYONE starts paying Federal Income taxes.