Elections

January 9, 2009

• Why do people believe there was a surplus during Clinton Years?

  morris asked: Clinton left office with a larger federal debt than when he started. There was only a brief period when revenues exeeded expenses, and the government immediently increased spending. No surplus was every used to reduce the federal debt. The debt continued to grow. Just like every president in the last 25 years. The [...]

January 8, 2009

• What will McCain, Obama, and Clinton do about the $9 trillion in debt and the devaulation of the dollar?

  beanthedoctor asked: People, roughly 50% of the increase in oil/gas prices since 2001 is due to the devaluation of the U.S. dollar. That is why monetary policy is very important to me and is why I voted for Ron Paul. I have watched a number of debates, both republican and democratic, and they rarely speak [...]