Last three years under Clinton
1998 - 1,017 - 1,721
1999 - 1,064 - 1,827
2000 - 1,211 - 2,025
Eight years under Bush
2001 - 1,145 - 1,991
2002 - 1,006 - 1,853
2003 - 925 - 1,782
2004 - 998 - 1,880
2005 - 1,205 - 2,153
2006 - 1,398 - 2,407
2007 - 1,533 - 2,568
2008 - 1,450 - 2,524
First two years under Obama
2009 - 1,053 - 2,105
2010 - 1,154 - 2,173
What I was amazed at was the difference in revenues between the Clinton years and after the Bush tax cuts. The media always says the Bush tax cuts reversed the "Clinton Surplus". In reality, the revenues were larger under Bush. Unfortunately, he had to deal with 911, the Iraq war, and he the congress implemented homeland security and put prescription drug benefits into medicare which made goverment spending skyrocket more than the increased revenues.
Thank you so much, I’m going to post this to my fb page. So many dumbies out there and people who just plan don’t know anything when it comes to what’s going on. They will fall for anything unless they know the truth.
Oh, can you provide a link for me to post on my fb from the Fed’s website please?