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Originally posted by geep
During the years of Ronald Reagan AND George Bush (1981-1992) the average annual increase of the national budget was $47.8 Billion per year on an average annual budget of $778.5 billion or 6.14% annually. During the Clinton years (1993-2000) the average annual increase was $116.7 Billion on an average budget of $1429 Billion or 8.1% annually. Figures courtesy the OMB. The budget actually went down in 2001 under GW Bush ($2,025 Billion in 2000 and $1,991 Billion in 2001) and in 1983 under Reagan (617.7 Billion in 1982 and $600.5 Billion in 1983)
Guess another Liberal Myth goes down the tube.
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Yes, thanks to unwise tax cuts and deficit spending. Why can't we get a republican president to balance the budget? Millions of Americans do it every day. I'm sure you do too, geep.
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Your statistician put Reagan and Bush together in those statistics in a very self-serving way, as Bush curtailed much of the out of control spending and tax-cutting of Reagan, implying that both presidents were more fiscally disciplined than Clinton. Unfortunately, geep, you are missing the fact that Bush was paying for Reagan's excesses with tax increases and defense cuts. I'll have to wait for tomorrow at work (
) to browse their website, but I seriously doubt your figures are coming to you directly from the OMB. Some direct links to make my fact-finding easier would be appreciated.