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The Cold War never resumed, so it wasn't a "one-time" windfall. It was Bush Jr.'s foolhardiness to cut taxes AND wage two wars simultaneously that eliminated th
by taylodl 4y ago
The Cold War never resumed, so it wasn't a "one-time" windfall. It was Bush Jr.'s foolhardiness to cut taxes AND wage two wars simultaneously that eliminated the surplus and sent the deficit soaring.
- esarbe 4y agoAlong with both parties in congress. The tax cuts were later extended. There were very few sane minds at the time in the US.
- ElfinTrousers 4y agoYes, they came up with one of the great all-time thoughtstoppers in that time: "You're either with us, or with the terrorists".