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FactCheck.org : The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
Taking into account Social Security or not, the was still a surplus. The inclusion of Social Security in the equation certainly pretties up the numbers, but the fact that he had a surplus remains.
Taking money out of SS to cause a surplus isn't a surplus. Its taking money out of an obligation to put towards other means.