Bush Takes Budget Surplus to a Deficit

Armand Biroonak's picture

When Bush entered office he took command of a $236 billion surplus, now he will leave the American public with a 2008 deficit of more than $400 billion.

Source
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Presents Budget that Would Increase Deficit," New York Times. 5 February 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/washington/05budget.html?_r=1&oref=slogin