Whoops! Sorry, Buck! (my bad)

Matt Burley — 8/28/2001 2:39:19 PM (archived)

I owe you an apology!

As the NFL retirees say...upon further review, the 224% increase in GDP is already net of inflation - it's real GDP.

You're right, the 'real' economy has grown slightly faster than federal spending, if we assume that federal spending has doubled in constant dollars since 1974.

Still, having more revenue is no valid reason to spend more, not by itself.

I'd still keep a tight lid of spending levels until that $5.8 trillion debt is paid off.

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Great joy in the Democratic camp - Tom Brosz - 8/27/2001 5:54:53 PM
- I hate to be picky... - Matt Burley - 8/27/2001 7:43:09 PM
  - duh...someone buy me a calculator! - Matt Burley - 8/27/2001 7:53:38 PM
  - Re: I hate to be picky... - Tom Brosz - 8/27/2001 11:15:34 AM
    - More on Social Security - Tom Brosz - 8/27/2001 11:41:06 AM
      - Social Security payments - Matt Burley - 8/27/2001 3:12:44 PM
      - They don't want or need an entire nation of tax consumers - Larry J - 8/27/2001 1:34:38 PM
- "Making Moderates See Red" by Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) - Larry J - 8/27/2001 7:06:33 PM
- The facts are not in favor of the dimohacks on this - ebnelson - 8/27/2001 6:31:29 PM
- Re: Great joy in the Democratic camp - Buck Galaxy - 8/27/2001 5:48:46 PM
  - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 8/28/2001 4:31:21 PM
    - Re: P.S. - Buck Galaxy - 8/29/2001 7:01:43 PM
      - Re: P.S. - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2001 7:53:43 PM
  - Nice try, Buck, but I've returned this serve before. - Tom Brosz - 8/28/2001 4:24:33 PM
    - Re: Nice try, Buck, but I've returned this serve before. - Buck Galaxy - 8/29/2001 7:16:59 PM
      - Government spending as a percent of GDP - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2001 6:38:10 PM
        
        Re: Government spending as a percent of GDP - Buck Galaxy - 8/29/2001 5:48:18 PM
        
        Gotcha again, Buck. - Tom Brosz - 8/30/2001 5:05:02 PM
        
        You got nothin bud - Buck Galaxy - 8/31/2001 2:55:55 PM
        
        I got a little something, right here... - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2001 5:13:59 PM
  - What??? - Matt Burley - 8/28/2001 2:11:05 PM
    - Whoops! Sorry, Buck! (my bad) - Matt Burley - 8/28/2001 2:39:19 PM
- "That Bush is just too stupid to be shrewd" - Justin Kelly - 8/27/2001 8:46:31 AM
  - Re: Cringing - FrankC - 8/28/2001 11:42:20 AM

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