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The economy grew during Clinton's early years because of the REAGAN tax cuts and a Republican Congress that ACTUALLY controlled spending unlike our more recent one.
You will recall that a recession was under way by several months before GWBush took office so THAT is Clinton's economic legacy which many choose to forget.
The fact that there is a massive GWBush deficit is the result of HIS and Conresse's gluttony AND the impact of 9/11 on the economy early on and the CLINTON recession...despite RECORD breaking revenues due to the tax cuts.
BTW,,,it is convenient to blame the war for the deficit...but military spending is lower than at many points in the last 40 years and deficits are way higher...sure...it would be nice to have some of that money to REBUILD the armed forces, or control our borders...but it is NOT the cause of our deficits. DC gluttony is to blame.
There IS a right number for tax rates vs. revenues. It is called the FAIR TAX plan.
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