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In reply to the discussion: WHO INCREASED THE DEBT? [View all]kentuck
(111,049 posts)9. I think you make a good point but...
for many years, Congress demurred to the agenda of the new President. If he wanted more for defense spending or whatever, he would usually get it. With Reagan, I think the Democrats gave him what he wanted because they thought the voters would throw him out for his huge deficits. They didn't. They re-elected him. Clinton was able to get us out of that mess. (Repubs argue they deserve some credit also. However, they forgot how to do it once Bush was elected)
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Reagan's pals stated intention was to drive the debt to gut social programs. It worked, didn't it?
freshwest
Apr 2012
#33
It doesn't seem that way, but if the machines that hold that data break down, well...
freshwest
Apr 2012
#44
It would be a better graph if the baseline for the % didn't change as it progressed
Gore1FL
Apr 2012
#19
This doesn't make sense. We know that Obama's military budget is 25% higher than Bush's.
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#32
It sure is amazing how important deficit reduction becomes "only" during a Democratic administration
midnight
Apr 2012
#36