Max & Doug & thebudget

[Peter Kilander]

pms said:
>If you do, couldn't it also keep the Repugs and the infernal Balanced
>Budget Amendment at bay, and put the books in shape so that there's less
>excuse not to provide fiscal stimulus when the people are obviously in dire
>straits?
>
>It just seems to me that whether Clinton means to or not, he's setting the
>country up for demands for economic justice, IOW, they won't have the
>deficit to through in our faces anymore.

I remember Max saying something like Clinton's budget plans to pay down the
debt is the most reactionary thing that's been attempted in a while, but
won't be as hard to remove as an Amendment. Something about paying down is
worse than the amendment but I can't remember.