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Clinton ran deficits throught all 8 years of his term, and one can go to the US Treasury Department and looking through the history of the total outstanding debt through Clintons term.
Every year Clinton was in office, the total national debt continued to climb.
How Clinton managed to claim a surplus was that while the general operating budgets ran deficits but Clinton borrowed from numerous off budget funds to make the on budget fund a surplus.
For example, in 2000, Clinton claimed a $230B surplus, but Clinton borrowed
$152.3B from Social Security
$30.9B from Civil Service Retirement Fund
$18.5B from Federal Supplementary Medical insurance Trust Fund
$15.0B from Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
$9.0B from the Federal Unemployment Trust Fund
$8.2B from Military Retirement Fund
$3.8B from Transportation Trust Funds
$1.8B from Employee Life Insurance & Retirement fund
$7.0B from others
Total borrowed from off budget funds $246.5B, meaning that his $230B surplus is actually a $16.5B deficit.
($246.5B borrowed - $230B claimed surplus = $16.5B actual deficit).
If there is ever a true surplus, then the national debt will go down.
the national debt did not go down one year during the Clinton administration.
What else can I help you with?
Was there a national surplus when bush left office?
There was a surplus when Bill Clinton left office, but a deficit when Bush left office.
Did president bush inherit a budget surplus fron president Clinton?
When Bill Clinton left office it was believed that he left with a budget surplus. It has since been reported that there was no actual surplus; it was all "on paper."
Who was the first president to assume office with a surplus in over thirty years?
George W. Bush ...................he took office with a federal surplus of $127 billion, left by Pres. Bill Clinton..........
Did Bill Clinton's policies hurt America's economy?
No, Bill Clinton was responsible for the first balanced budget in years. When he left office, there was a booming economy and federal budget surplus. Had things continued on that track, the debt would be much, much lower than it is today.
When did Bill Clinton end his presidency?
President Clinton left office on 20 January 2001.
Why is it important for President Bill Clinton to pardon Marc Rich?
Bill Clinton left office on January 20, 2001, so he no longer has the ability to pardon anyone. That power is reserved for the sitting President.
How old was Bill Clinton when he was president?
Bill Clinton was 46 years old when he was first elected and inaugurated (birthdate August 19, 1946). He was 50 when he was re-elected in 1996, and 54 when he left office in 2001.
When did Bill Clinton take office of president?
Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States on November 3, 1992 and reelected in November of 1996. He took office on January 20,1993 He left office on Janury 20, 2001
What was the unemployment when Clinton left office?
Unemployment was down to 4.2% when Clinton left office, the lowest it had been in 8 years, per US Labor Bureau stats.
Did the National Debt increase when Bill Clinton was president?
No. Bill Clinton actually shrunk our national debt to almost nothing when he was president. This is incorrect. The national debt increased every year of the Clinton administration. In no year did it go down. What Clinton did is reduce the yearly DEFICIT, a couple of years. And even had a surplus budget in CONJUNCTION with a Republican controlled Congress. And that is good. But in no year was the surplus enough to offset the interest on the debt so the debt increased each year.
Did George H.W. Bush or Bill Clinton have a higher approval rating?
George H.W. Bush left office with an approval rating of 65%. It is thought by many that he lost his second term only because of a mistake in the counting of votes in the states Ohio, Iowa and Virginia. Bill Clinton left office with an approval rating of 42%. Anyone who tells you otherwise is simply lying.
Does Bill Clinton write with his right or left hand?
yes
