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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I'm quite willing to accept that proposition.
And I'll go one further: if substantial revenue in the late 1800 was derived from sales of land, mining rights, etc., then it's pretty tough to say the country was running a surplus. That's like saying that your net income spiked in the year you sold your house.
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The whole discussion started when Spanks responded to a quote from you indicating that Congress will spend more than it takes in by saying something to the effect of "that has not been true for most of our history" - I took umbrage, perhaps in a less than entirely civil manner, but, hey, the guy has just been going on and on all day without grounding any of it in reality.
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