I was scared when Bill Clinton won, but he is now one of my favorite ex-presidents precisely because he didn't make things worse. And yes, the budget was briefly balanced. Too bad that's not actually a core principle of the democratic party - see what happened under Obama, and see how little one of their biggest fiscal mouth pieces (Paul Krugman) cares about debt or deficits. But yes, the late 90's were a good time in the US. I don't credit Hillary with that though.
See what? That he reduced the deficit during his tenure?
>and see how little one of their biggest fiscal mouth pieces (Paul Krugman) cares about debt or deficits.
Obama took office during an economic depression. This is how macroeconomics works. You spend to goose demand when the economy is down and you tax for the down times when the economy is up. The largest depression since the Great one isn't the time to be worrying about anything but getting us out of it.
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/federal_deficit_chart.ht...
What?
By 2016 the deficit is back down to 2008 levels. And that’s despite Ted Cruz’s shenanigans.
One of the weirdest things I noticed this election cycle was the near absence of Hillary bumper stickers. The lack of Trump ones, I understood. But when Obama ran, there were Obama bumper stickers everywhere...
But today, I notice perhaps one car a week with an H sticker.
In non-alternative fact land, it's 1600 Pennsylvania.