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    JH> Second, based on what they posted here over the years,   
    JH> they've not had an original thought worth discussing.  They   
    JH> have never done anything but spew what the Democrat party   
    JH> puts out as talking points.   
      
    ...   
      
    This was original material, and you couldn't answer this:   
      
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     National debt by U.S. presidential terms   
      
       Gross federal debt   
      
    This table lists the gross U.S. federal debt ^[1] as a   
    percentage of GDP by Presidential term since World War II .^[2]   
    The current gross federal debt as a percentage of GDP (*83.4%*   
    at the end of 2009) is currently the highest it has been since   
    the late 1940s, reaching briefly over 100% in the aftermath of   
    the world war.   
      
    It is important to note that the President proposes the budget   
    and then congress can change it before the President must   
    approve or veto it. While this leaves substantial room for the   
    legislature to change the deficit, Louis Fisher writes,   
    "Congress rarely appropriates more than what the President   
    requests." In the case of Nixon, who fought fiercely with   
    Congress over the budget, he writes, "Congress was able to   
    adhere to the President's totals while significantly altering   
    his priorities." ^[3]   
      
    (in percentage points )   
    U.S. president            Start debt/GDP Increase debt ($T)   
                Party Term years     |  End debt/GDP | Increase debt/GDP   
                         |           |      |        |       |   
    Roosev/Truman  D 1945-1949     117.5%  93.1%   0.05    -24.4%   
      
    Truman         D 1949-1953     93.1%   71.4%   0.01    -21.5%   
      
    Eisenhower     R 1953-1957     71.4%   60.4%   0.01    -11.0%   
      
    Eisenhower     R 1957-1961     60.4%   55.2%   0.02    -5.2%   
      
    Kenn/Johnson   D 1961-1965     55.2%   46.9%   0.03    -8.3%   
      
    Johnson        D 1965-1969     46.9%   38.6%   0.05    -8.3%   
      
    Nixon          R 1969-1973     38.6%   35.6%   0.07    -3.0%   
      
    Nixon/Ford     R 1973-1977     35.6%   35.8%   0.19    +0.2%   
      
    Carter         D 1977-1981     35.8%   32.5%   0.28    -3.3%   
      
    Reagan         R 1981-1985     32.5%   43.8%   0.66    +10.8%   
      
    Reagan         R 1985-1989     43.8%   53.1%   1.04    +9.3%   
      
    HW.Bush        R 1989-1993     51.1%   66.1%   1.40    +13.0%   
      
    Clinton        D 1993-1997     66.1%   65.4%   1.18    -0.7%   
      
    Clinton        D 1997-2001     65.4%   56.4%   0.45    -9.0%   
      
    GW.Bush        R 2001-2005     56.4%   63.5%   1.73    +7.1%   
      
    GW.Bush        R 2005-2009     63.4%   83.4%   2.63    +20.0%   
      
    Obama          D 2009-2013     83.4%   
      
            (Source: Whitehouse FY 2011 Budget - Table 7.1 Federal Debt at   
    the End of Year PDF , Excel )   
      
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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