Rapaire,

The US National Debt has gone up every year since 1969. No surplus in recent times. Here are the numbers:


Prior Fiscal Years -

09/30/2004       $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003       $6,783,231,062,743.62
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

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