re: And On The Revenue Issue
But a war and a buttload of new and expanded spending couldn't have anything to do with the deficit, could it? It never ceases to amuse me how some people can only look at one side of the equation. Whenever spending exceeds revenue, there will be a deficit. The FY2000 budget authorization was about $1.8 trillion. Today, it's over $2.2 trillion. That's an additional $400+ billion in spending compared to a deficit of $325 billion? Do the math.