Originally posted by: Boilerman
Why were revenues up?
Lots of reasons - not the least of which was a massive increase in government spending. Republicans released the military sequester among other endeavors which flooded businesses with new money. And 0% interest rates made more people buy houses and cars. And those things made the stock market go higher.
All of that brings in Federal Tax revenue. And if you think all of that artificial government intervention into the economy was a good thing then you really need to stop lecturing about "free shit" and "socialism". Whatdya say?