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Old 07-24-2022, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Caymus View Post
The National Debt has not been reduced since 1957. Do you mean budget deficit?
As I understand it, if the annual budget deficit is negative, then the debt is reduced. I think we had a negative deficit at some point during the Clinton years. It occurred between 1998 and 2001.
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