15th Budget Deficit in a row
Much has been written already about the new budget, I won't repeat what has been said. There is just one item (a major one) that I don't like at all, for the 15th time in a row there will be a budget deficit:
1998: Deficit
1999: Deficit
2000: Deficit
2001: Deficit
2002: Deficit
2003: Deficit
2004: Deficit
2005: Deficit
2006: Deficit
2007: Deficit
2008: Deficit
2009…
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