12 years ago we had a surplus. I will trade you spending cuts back to Clinton levels, adjusted for inflation, for also going back to Clinton-era tax rates.
Well I’m guessing you are in the camp that thinks the gov won’t ask for more after they get what they want now. P.T. Barnum was correct.
Clinton didn't have to budget for the Cold War which ended before he took office, was the beneficiary of the tax revenue generated by the jobs created by the tech boom, and punted the WOT and its expense to the next administration.