Eventually it rose to an all time high. While we waited for that, the debt increased. The budget should have been cut until the revenue came in to support it.
Libs can't seem to understand that when "the rich" are allowed to keep more of their money, they are less likely to use tax dodges and more likely to create and expand businesses - which creates jobs and increases tax revenues. But if the Congress and President spend money like - well, I'd say drunken sailors, but drunken sailors are honest and only spend their OWN money - no amount of revenue enhancement can hope to keep up.