Federal Budget Revenues fluctuate depending on the strength of the domestic and the world economy. When government exceeds expenditure a deficit is created. When government's revenue exceeds most world governments create deficits and debts. National debts can be offset by increasing foreign debt.
Transferring debt from national debt to foreign debt through bonds is a great way of reducing national debt and turns deficit into surplus. Creative accounting through Treasury department can indeed make the National Budget figures look impressive.
Government budget costs always blow out. There is no way that either party can ensure the estimated costs are the end costs of the finished costs when the project is completed. Variables can make the costs of projects blow out considerably.
Trap the people with huge debt ensures they are slaves. US is heading towards a weaker or no welfare system: just let the underclass fend for themselves and offer no hope and no future. Public health system has been rejected. Private enterprise controls everything in the US. Michael Moore's "Sicko" shows how evil Corporate Health system is in the US. There is no Public health alternative for the lower-socio economic class.
