How ironic that the highest tax collections could create the highest deficits...

Just how much $$$ does the Federal government need:

Year Fed Tax Collected President SENATE HOUSE
1987 $886,290,000,000.00 REAGAN DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1988 $945,614,000,000.00 REAGAN DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1989 $1,024,718,000,000.00 BUSH DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1990 $1,066,600,000,000.00 BUSH DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1991 $1,099,746,000,000.00 BUSH DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1992 $1,134,195,000,000.00 BUSH DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1993 $1,190,673,000,000.00 CLINTON DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1994 $1,290,246,000,000.00 CLINTON DEMOCRAT DEMOCRAT
1995 $1,390,048,000,000.00 CLINTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
1996 $1,500,351,000,000.00 CLINTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
1997 $1,637,157,000,000.00 CLINTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
1998 $1,782,997,000,000.00 CLINTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
1999 $1,917,643,000,000.00 CLINTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
2000 $2,112,755,000,000.00 CLINTON REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
2001 $2,144,654,000,000.00 BUSH REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
2002 $2,033,661,000,000.00 BUSH DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN
2003 $1,969,648,000,000.00 BUSH REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN
2004 PROJECTED $2,050,000,000,000.00 BUSH REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN

Under either Republicans or Democrats, taxes keep going up, up, and up...

Elect Kerry and they'll go up faster. Does anyone disagree?