From 1998 through 2000, the federal government achieved surpluses, shifting from being a drain on net national saving to become a contributor to it.
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(ROOT (S (PP (IN From) (NP (NP (CD 1998)) (PP (IN through) (NP (CD 2000))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (JJ federal) (NN government)) (VP (VBD achieved) (NP (NNS surpluses)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG shifting) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG being) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN drain)) (PP (IN on) (NP (JJ net) (JJ national) (NN saving))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB become) (NP (DT a) (NN contributor)) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP it))))))))))))) (. .)))
Irresponsible spending led the government deeper into debt by the late 1990s.
( ( Irresponsible spending ) ( ( ( ( led ( the ( government deeper ) ) ) ( into debt ) ) ( by ( the ( late 1990s ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Irresponsible) (NN spending)) (VP (VBD led) (NP (DT the) (NN government) (JJR deeper)) (PP (IN into) (NP (NN debt))) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (JJ late) (NNS 1990s)))) (. .)))