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Bill Nelson: Two-thirds of that projected surplus vanished primarily because of the overeager, rosy, incorrect economic projections…

On the recordOctober 16, 2002
Two-thirds of that projected surplus vanished primarily because of the overeager, rosy, incorrect economic projections of a budget surplus, plus absorbing so much more of the existing surplus from a tax cut that exceeded that balanced approach I talked about.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of economic projections and tax cuts on the budget surplus.

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