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Didn't Bill Clinton leave office with a decent economy and a surplus in the budget? Carter, bless him, wasn't the only Dem who paid down the debt.

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Yes, Bill Clinton left office with a slight surplus that Bush immediately trashed.

I have amended my post. Thank you.

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We don’t talk enough about how OPEC lowered production after Nixon took us off the gold standard. The oil shortages and high price of oil sunk the 70’s economy, and ruined Carter’s re-election campaign.

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