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"The federal government, which enjoyed a budget surplus as recently as two years ago,"

what a pile of crap/lies - there has not been a surplus since the 60's.

The Debt To the Penny


    Current                Amount

  12/23/2002        $6,328,050,248,796.37


   Current
    Month

  12/20/2002        $6,327,507,067,992.90
  12/19/2002        $6,327,769,228,745.17
  12/18/2002        $6,332,067,061,221.38
  12/17/2002        $6,333,988,644,191.46
  12/16/2002        $6,326,836,970,262.51
  12/13/2002        $6,339,815,664,543.29
  12/12/2002        $6,340,621,206,423.40
  12/11/2002        $6,342,858,747,140.36
  12/10/2002        $6,345,906,143,621.31
  12/09/2002        $6,330,151,460,851.70
  12/06/2002        $6,330,682,270,007.28
  12/05/2002        $6,332,961,664,313.67
  12/04/2002        $6,326,481,571,338.52
  12/03/2002        $6,327,137,536,388.61
  12/02/2002        $6,338,699,979,592.55

    Prior
    Months

  11/29/2002        $6,343,460,146,781.79
  10/31/2002        $6,282,527,974,378.50

          
  Prior Fiscal
     Years

  09/30/2002        $6,228,235,965,597.16
  09/28/2001        $5,807,463,412,200.06
  09/29/2000        $5,674,178,209,886.86
  09/30/1999        $5,656,270,901,615.43
  09/30/1998        $5,526,193,008,897.62
  09/30/1997        $5,413,146,011,397.34
  09/30/1996        $5,224,810,939,135.73
  09/29/1995        $4,973,982,900,709.39
  09/30/1994        $4,692,749,910,013.32
  09/30/1993        $4,411,488,883,139.38
  09/30/1992        $4,064,620,655,521.66
  09/30/1991        $3,665,303,351,697.03
  09/28/1990        $3,233,313,451,777.25
  09/29/1989        $2,857,430,960,187.32
  09/30/1988        $2,602,337,712,041.16
  09/30/1987        $2,350,276,890,953.00

SOURCE:  BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT