Political

On 2024-10-14, Phillip Frabott <nntp@fulltermprivacy.com> wrote:

On 10/13/2024 19:47, Lars Poulsen wrote:
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The fact is that for decades, the Republican administrations have run up
the deficits, while Democrats have reduced them.
 

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https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#us-deficit-by-year
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^^ I would like to point out, .GOV. It's an official government web site.
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Debt totals
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$1.99T - W Bush 8 years (2001-2008)
$7.29T - Obama  8 years (2009-2016)
$5.56T - Trump  4 years (2017-2020)
$5.85T - Biden  3 Years (2021-2023) [Does not include 2024 spending]
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Party Debt from 2001-2023
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$7.55T  - Republican Presidents
$13.15T - Democrat Presidents
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BTW, it saddens me that you can't find this information on your own.

I did not say that Democratic administrations had reduced the debt, I
said they had reduced the deficit, while Republican adminsistrations
tend to increase the deficit (which is the derivative of the debt).

Republicans make a lot of noise about debt and deficits, but are
unwilling to collect the taxes needed to finance the expenses that they
want to maintain.

This will be my last comment on the subject.

- Lars Poulsen

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