Surpluses

However, lawmakers have tapped into them for years, taking out what they describe as surpluses to bolster the state's checkbook account. ❋ Unknown (2008)

His advice to the other G-20 countries, those "with persistent surpluses," is that they "should undertake structural, fiscal, and exchange rate policies to boost domestic sources of growth and support global demand." ❋ John H. Cochrane (2010)

The other myth about the Clinton surpluses is that we had an “on-budget” surplus exactly two years, 1999 and 2000. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Firstly, the Conservatives deny there is going to be cuts to rates, although they have noticed that the massive surpluses from the program have flowed into general revenues and bloated the government coffers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This hiring freeze in the face of huge budget surpluses is truly hurting some of the least among us, those with small voices and little power of advocacy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A 40% increase in spending, after inheriting nice budget surpluses is indicative of a poor manager. ❋ David (2007)

SIDEBAR: One of the most annoying aspects of the debate in Helena over budget surpluses is advanced by groups like this one: The surplus should be returned to the people because the money came from the people. ❋ David (2007)

If Darcy Burner believes that Social Security will be safer without privatization, then she is not only wrong, but she will increase the likelihood that SSI will collapse and another couple trillion dollars in surpluses will be stolen and spent. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Only a Democrat would call privatization risky when leaving the program as-is is a sure thing to lose trillions of dollars in surpluses spent and lost. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It will also stop the theft of trillions more in surpluses that Democrats and many RINOs want to spend. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I guess everyone missed the "mini-budget" projecting billions in surpluses? ❋ Candace (2005)

According to the administration's forecasts, the government was on the way to running up $5.6 trillion in surpluses over the coming decade. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I think what President Clinton has had an enormous impact on in fiscal direction in the last two or three years -- from his Social Security first, or first things first approach -- is to put a focus on an orientation toward saving projected long-term surpluses for debt reduction, for dealing with Medicare, Social Security. ❋ ITY National Archives (2000)