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For reference; US Debt-to-GDP ratio from 1900
Notice how, since Reagan, Debt to GDP only increases under GOP presidents and decreases or levels off under democrats. The highest debt-to-GDP is still the peak that occurred at the end of the Second World War. Note also that the introduction of Social Security and Medicare do not appear to have had a significant impact on debt-to-GDP.
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