智慧的美国人民一直不信任政府,其对政府几百年来的不懈监督、制约,及自身的自信、自强不息、惊人的创造力,导致美国成为世界第一强国、历史上最成功的民主政体。
关于政府之不可信,昨天本人指出克林顿为夸张自己政绩而在做帐时玩猫腻,是这方面的大师。并举了下面的例子:
下面是小克当总统期间的国债(见粗体红色部分):
Fiscal Year | Year Ending | National Debt | Deficit |
FY1993 | 09/30/1993 | $4.411488 trillion | |
FY1994 | 09/30/1994 | $4.692749 trillion | $281.26 billion |
FY1995 | 09/29/1995 | $4.973982 trillion | $281.23 billion |
FY1996 | 09/30/1996 | $5.224810 trillion | $250.83 billion |
FY1997 | 09/30/1997 | $5.413146 trillion | $188.34 billion |
FY1998 | 09/30/1998 | $5.526193 trillion | $113.05 billion |
FY1999 | 09/30/1999 | $5.656270 trillion | $130.08 billion |
FY2000 | 09/29/2000 | $5.674178 trillion | $17.91 billion |
FY2001 | 09/28/2001 | $5.807463 trillion | $133.29 billion |
明明是国债年年见涨,政府赤字从未消失,不想经过小克一忽悠,竟然玩出surplus来了(见粗体红色部分):
Fiscal Year | End Date | Claimed Surplus | Public Debt | Intra-gov Holdings | Total National Debt |
FY1997 | 09/30/1997 | | $3.789667T | $1.623478T | $5.413146T |
FY1998 | 09/30/1998 | $69.2B | $3.733864T |