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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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but didnt clinton have the revenue to back up the spending?
didnt he have MORE than the spending?