It's interesting that he's been very good managing his debt. His lifestyle in general is of a very conservative person. But his portfolio is extremely aggressive.

He's done a good job of saving and keeping debt low. He needs to keep up with his projections to make sure he stays on track. If the market is not good for the next nine years, he's going to have to work harder.

The tax potential is much better now.

So far, the debt payment ratio (of loan payments to income) hasn't been higher this decade than during the 1990s, but it's been partly held in check by lower interest rates. In some sense, we haven't seen the whole burden bearing down yet.

His reputation is one of an extremely smart, hard-line conservative. Even those on the left, who disagree with his politics, really agree that he is very, very smart.

The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should betempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands shouldbe curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. 55 B.C.