How much debt did GWB add? the truth

[JRK]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

What part of not adding interest do you not understand?
What part of congress and Clinton dont you understand?
How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?
and lets add that RR took over a huge mess and GWB had this little event called 9-11 to deal with

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster, you do
Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures
This is real numbers from the white house and the CBO

 

[JRK]

America didn't know how low Republicans could sink. It's why they keep "winning". 2.4 million Americans would lose their unemployment unless Obama extended the Bush tax cuts. Republican realized that Obama loves he American people. Republicans don't. It was easy to threaten Obama with screwing the middle class if they didn't get their way. Because they do that anyway. Republicans kneel at the alter of "rich" and only have contempt for the middle class. The poor, they outright hate.

I gross 60-80k a year
in 2001 GWB and the GOP cut everyones taxes
It allowed me to keep about 30,000 more dollars of wealth than if those rates had not been changed
I am not rich
it would be hard to convince me the people who where responsible for that hate me

You might want to think about that
I do not know your age or what you do for wealth
But the GOP is truly for the working man

BULLSHIT! Welfare does not pay that much! And even if welfare did pay that much, over 10 years you might have gotten $10k tops.

Do you realize what the most amazing thing about the liberal mind is?
you take the obvious and make people think there is something to it

You cut the tax rate on a person who makes millions
He is allowed to keep more wealth
he invests it
and makes more wealth

I kind of think that was what was suppose to happen
Like me and my 75,000
I was allowed to keep more wealth
So I invested it

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

Yes, Bush 2 spent way too much. Does that excuse Obama for spending even more?
Cut the spending now.
Repeal Obamacare now.

 

[JRK]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

Yes, Bush 2 spent way too much. Does that excuse Obama for spending even more?
Cut the spending now.
Repeal Obamacare now.

To start with his numbers are not even close
those numbers include interest

Now lets talk about 9-11
2 wars
thats over 1 trillion in direct expense and god knows how much in indirect expense
Katrina added over 100 billion
5 other major hurricanes
His changes t Medicare should have been funded thru the amount withheld for that
His deficit, deficit added by policy was minimal and without 9-11 who knows

 

[DavidS]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

Yes, Bush 2 spent way too much.

So did Reagan. So did Bush 1. What is it with Republicans spending so much??

 

[edthecynic]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

When you include interest $12 trillion of the national debt belongs to the GOP. We should call it the Republican Debt!

But do you remember how Reagan said that the $1 trillion debt was a disaster when he ran against Carter. He then tripled it, and suddenly deficits don't matter. Remember Reagan's rant from his first SOTU, "Our national debt is approaching $1 trillion. A few weeks ago I called such a figure, a trillion dollars, incomprehensible, and I've been trying ever since to think of a way to illustrate how big a trillion really is. And the best I could come up with is that if you had a stack of thousand-dollar bills in your hand only 4 inches high, you'd be a millionaire. A trillion dollars would be a stack of thousand-dollar bills 67 miles high. The interest on the public debt this year we know will be over $90 billion, and unless we change the proposed spending for the fiscal year beginning October 1st, we'll add another almost $80 billion to the debt."

So the debt that was generational theft during Carter, didn't matter during Reagan and Bush I, became generational theft during Clinton again, and didn't matter again during Bush II, and is generational theft again during Obama. Only CON$ can't see a pattern here.

'I don't worry about the deficit. It's big enough to take care of itself.'
Ronald Reagan

"Reagan proved deficits don't matter."
Dick Cheney

 

[Mr Natural]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

Yes, Bush 2 spent way too much.

So did Reagan. So did Bush 1. What is it with Republicans spending so much??

And what are they spending it on?

 

[uscitizen]

Has anyone pointed out that Bush passed TARP so is responsible for that debt as well?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

Yes, Bush 2 spent way too much.

So did Reagan. So did Bush 1. What is it with Republicans spending so much??

How come no matter how much Republicans want to spend, Democrats always want to spend more?
I don't defend overspending by anybody.
Cut the spending now.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Has anyone pointed out that Bush passed TARP so is responsible for that debt as well?

Is Bush responsible for the bank TARP that was already repaid?

Is Barney Frank responsible for the Fannie and Freddie portion of TARP?

 

[edthecynic]

Yes, Bush 2 spent way too much.

So did Reagan. So did Bush 1. What is it with Republicans spending so much??

How come no matter how much Republicans want to spend, Democrats always want to spend more?
I don't defend overspending by anybody.
Cut the spending now.

How come the Dems pay for their spending with taxes, but the borrow and spend Republicans pay for their spending with generational theft?

 

[Full-Auto]

Has anyone pointed out that Bush passed TARP so is responsible for that debt as well?

Is Bush responsible for the bank TARP that was already repaid?

Is Barney Frank responsible for the Fannie and Freddie portion of TARP?

Freddie and Fannie did such bang up jobs, democrats insisted on giving them bonuses then hired them to work for this admin.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

So did Reagan. So did Bush 1. What is it with Republicans spending so much??

How come no matter how much Republicans want to spend, Democrats always want to spend more?
I don't defend overspending by anybody.
Cut the spending now.

How come the Dems pay for their spending with taxes, but the borrow and spend Republicans pay for their spending with generational theft?

How come Democrats won't cut spending now?

 

[edthecynic]

Has anyone pointed out that Bush passed TARP so is responsible for that debt as well?

Is Bush responsible for the bank TARP that was already repaid?

Is Barney Frank responsible for the Fannie and Freddie portion of TARP?

Is Barney Frank responsible for the Fannie and Freddie rule changes Bush made?

USATODAY.com - Bush seeks to increase minority homeownership
USATODAY.com - Bush seeks to increase minority homeownership

Bush seeks to increase minority homeownership
By Thomas A. Fogarty, USA TODAY

In a bid to boost minority homeownership, President Bush will ask Congress for authority to eliminate the down-payment requirement for Federal Housing Administration loans.

In announcing the plan Monday at a home builders show in Las Vegas, Federal Housing Commissioner John Weicher called the proposal the "most significant FHA initiative in more than a decade." It would lead to 150,000 first-time owners annually, he said.

Nothing-down options are available on the private mortgage market, but, in general, they require the borrower to have pristine credit. Bush's proposed change would extend the nothing-down option to borrowers with blemished credit.

The FHA isn't a direct lender, but guarantees loan payments for mortgages on moderately priced owner-occupied property. The FHA guarantee now permits private lenders to finance as much as 97% of the purchase price of a home for millions of low- and middle-income borrowers.

In the proposal soon to be delivered to Congress, Bush would allow the FHA to guarantee loans for the full purchase price of the home, plus down-payment costs. As a practical matter, the FHA would guarantee mortgages as high as 103% of the value of the underlying property.

 

[edthecynic]

How come no matter how much Republicans want to spend, Democrats always want to spend more?
I don't defend overspending by anybody.
Cut the spending now.

How come the Dems pay for their spending with taxes, but the borrow and spend Republicans pay for their spending with generational theft?

How come Democrats won't cut spending now?

Because the Dems do not want to cripple a recovering economy like the GOP does!

 

[Nic_Driver]

And we know Wiki is infallible.

In any case, I do not recall any ratings agency threatening to downgrade US debt while Bush was president. Not even in the last months in office did they put the US on watch with negative implications. No, all of that came after 3 years of Barack Obama and solid Dem majorities in Congress.

How many times did the debt ceiling increase under Bush?

What was it, 19 times?

Think maybe that has something to do with the ratings agency threatening to downgrade the US?

 

[Nic_Driver]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

What part of not adding interest do you not understand?
What part of congress and Clinton dont you understand?
How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?and lets add that RR took over a huge mess and GWB had this little event called 9-11 to deal with

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster, you do
Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures
This is real numbers from the white house and the CBO

Seems like a good question for you to answer first, How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster

You seem to have no trouble judging Obama, care to explain why it works for you but not others?

 

[JRK]

Under Ronald Reagan:

National debt September 81: 997,855,000,000.00
National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32

Actually, I lied, that was almost a tripling of the national debt.

National debt September 89: 2,857,430,960,187.32
National debt September 93: 4,411,488,883,139.38

Under HW Bush, our national debt almost doubled.

National debt September 01: 5,807,463,412,200.06
National debt September 09: 11,909,829,003,511.75

Under W Bush, our national debt doubled.

Government - Historical Debt Outstanding - Annual 2000 - 2010

Let's see here... under Clinton... our national debt was what again? It increased by 30%.

It's amazing how Republicans talk about Obama and bash Obama for his addition to the national debt, yet completely forget about what Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 did.

What part of not adding interest do you not understand?
What part of congress and Clinton dont you understand?
How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?and lets add that RR took over a huge mess and GWB had this little event called 9-11 to deal with

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster, you do
Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures
This is real numbers from the white house and the CBO

Seems like a good question for you to answer first, How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster

You seem to have no trouble judging Obama, care to explain why it works for you but not others?

I am not judging the man
I am judging the events that the man has set in motion

BHO is the president
I respect that
he has failed as our president
Losing 6 million jobs since 08 is one thing, being this far in debt ans losing that many jobs is another
It really is that simple

 

[Nic_Driver]

What part of not adding interest do you not understand?
What part of congress and Clinton dont you understand?
How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?and lets add that RR took over a huge mess and GWB had this little event called 9-11 to deal with

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster, you do
Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures
This is real numbers from the white house and the CBO

Seems like a good question for you to answer first, How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster

You seem to have no trouble judging Obama, care to explain why it works for you but not others?

I am not judging the man
I am judging the events that the man has set in motion

BHO is the president
I respect that
he has failed as our president
Losing 6 million jobs since 08 is one thing, being this far in debt ans losing that many jobs is another
It really is that simple

Got it, you're judging Obama's policies when he's paying for other peoples debt.

Thaks for the clarification.

 

[uscitizen]

What part of not adding interest do you not understand?
What part of congress and Clinton dont you understand?
How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?and lets add that RR took over a huge mess and GWB had this little event called 9-11 to deal with

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster, you do
Bush Deficit vs. Obama Deficit in Pictures
This is real numbers from the white house and the CBO

Seems like a good question for you to answer first, How do you judge ones policy if he is paying for other peoples debt?

You Liberals are so desperate that every amount of spin you can muster

You seem to have no trouble judging Obama, care to explain why it works for you but not others?

I am not judging the man
I am judging the events that the man has set in motion

BHO is the president
I respect that
he has failed as our president
Losing 6 million jobs since 08 is one thing, being this far in debt ans losing that many jobs is another
It really is that simple

And every one of those bad things was caused by things Obama has done since taking office?