I think it's measured akin to your household income - paychecks minus bills/expenses = surplus, but you still have loans?
That’s kind of a stupid way to look at it if you ask me. Especially on the scale of a country. The more debt you have the less your money is worth. On a personal level I think people are far too comfortable looking at things like monthly payments in stead of what it is actually costing you.
It is what it is, I can't change how the CBO reports a surplus. The gov't took in more money than they spent. I don't see another way to pay down the debt?
I did mention the effect on our dollar's buying power in the first comment
True. You did. And you can’t it. However I have my doubts the surplus will go to paying debt. Not if congress has anything to say about it.
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