Passing along democrat myths again? There were 3 civil Rights Acts passed, one under a republican administration, Eisenhower and 2 under democratic administrations, Truman and Johnson. All 3 were passed by large majorities of republican votes and much smaller numbers of democratic votes. You are giving Clinton credit for the work of a republican house. The surpluses disappeared under a small recession called the dot.com bubble bursting and 9/11 had a very negative impact on the nations economy. From 2003 to the end of 2007, the economy rebounded significantly due to the tax cuts of 2003. Trump will make America great again if he does like the state of New York. No property taxes, no income taxes or corporate taxes for ten years for new businesses. New York is booming as a result. Amazing how that works every time it is tried.