Reply #3: For your dim sister . . .

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Remind her that her family's share of the national debt had been going down under Bill Clinton, as we actually had budget surpluses. There was even some talk that the U.S. Savings Bond program might have to be abolished, because there would be no more public debt to finance.

Well, those days are gone, and will be gone for good unless the reverse-Robin Hoods of the GOP have their greedy mitts wrenched off the levers of power. Dick Cheney, a public servant, got an enormous tax refund this year; how much did your sister get?