trump is the great distractor...im cynical......how can he change 180 and only 2 days after reaffirming america first.......i think he put on a mask....what a mess........unmask him.

I just can't stand being misinformed (or wrong lol) so I just spent 10 minutes doing some very easy research courtesy of a google search-------- all about this national debt business. Here's what I easily found.

In 1950 the entire National debt was 260 BILLION Dollars (that's with a B!)
Under Ike, JFK, and LBJ, the debt was increased by approx. 110 Billion bucks. (That's a growth rate of a bit over 40%, right?)
Under Nixon (in 6 years) policies added 115 Billion (approx.) in debt. (a growth rate of over (approx) 30%)
Under Ford (in 2 yrs) his policies added 145 Billion (approx.) in debt. (a very similar growth rate-- a bit under 30%, I think)
Carter's policies (and Presidency) added 280 Billion dollars of debt. (a growth rate of approx. 44%)

At this point (after Carter!) the debt was still UNDER 1 trillion dollars.

Now, here's where I was wrong about things. I claimed it was Bush I. I was wrong. It was Reagan who was worst.

Under Reagan the debt increased (8 yrs.) by 1,692 Billion Dollars!!! (That's over a trillion all by itself!-----MORE than Doubling the debt.--- a growth rate of (approx.) 170+%)
Under George H.W. Bush another 1,401 Billion dollars was added (a growth rate of over 54%)
Under Clinton it grew by over another (approx.) 1,500 Billion dollars---- a slightly SLOWER growth rate.
Then came W. Under his policies and administration the debt ballooned by OVER 4,000 Billion Dollars! (that's 4 trillion bucks folks!)
And (once again----just like under Reagan) that's a growth rate in (our) debt of nearly 100%!
During the last 8 years (Obama!) another (approx.) 8,000 Billion Dollars was added to (our) debt. (a growth rate of nearly 80%!)

As you can see, BOTH parties are horridly (maybe equally) responsible, AND I was WRONG to blame W's Daddy.
Reagan's policies clearly exploded the debt problem far worse than any PREVIOUS administration.
Since then (Bush I,Clinton and after) the debt has increased at a (too rapid) rate almost continuously, slowing slightly under George H.W. and Clinton but increasing hugely (again) under W and nearly as fast under Obama.

Reagan's supporters will cite "Reasons" that this policy had to be enacted.
So can Obama and his side by citing the near economic collapse HE inherited from W.

But, it's quite obvious, ANY Repugnant attempting to claim better fiscal responsibility by Repuplican administrations is clearly misinformed or full of bulls%%t!

obama got bush's last budget which was 1.5 trillion and then there was massive spending on various stimulus to fight off the meltdown....then there was rising costs of medicare and social security...lump it all together and obama did not raise national debt very much.

i am boycotting united airlines......recent events...see what they did to a doctor dragging him off a plane to throw him off like firewood because they overbooked......human flies.

Posted by dino27 on 4/10/2017 1:34:00 PM (view original):
obama got bush's last budget which was 1.5 trillion and then there was massive spending on various stimulus to fight off the meltdown....then there was rising costs of medicare and social security...lump it all together and obama did not raise national debt very much.

LOL
This is why it is pointless to argue with the liberal left Obama Lovers. Even after he has left office they are still blaming Bush for all his failures.

Debt was $10.6 Trillion when Obama took office, $19.5 Trillion when he left. $9 Trillion more isn't very much.... AND it's all Bush's fault!

Every persons share of the debt when Obama took office was around $32,000. When he left it was twice as much. Since another $32,000 isn't very much to you.... I'll let you pay my share.

Reagan's 1st term wasn't bad except for he inherited a military in disarray. Spent a lot rebuilding. Both Bush presidencies strayed fiscally. You give 'em enough rope, they hang us all. I'm telling you, the states need the purse, not the Feds...Your buck would go further...

There is a 500 BILLION dollar accounting error at HUD. Crap like this is why our debt is through the ceiling.

Reagan was socially conservative, not fiscally.

If you go back 40 years, JFK would be a moderate Republican, fiscally speaking. He lowered corporate and individual tax rates. Both parties spend like drunken sailors compared to then.

Kennedy even muttered these words...Broaden the base...He understood more working people increased tax revenue, even with bringing down tax rates.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkeconomicclubaddress.html

Good luck finding a Democrat that thinks economically that way now. Tax, spend...

I will say that the military buildup by Reagan did put the Russian economy on its ear, while trying to keep up with our military capabilities. But there was still excess...

Posted by DoctorKz on 4/10/2017 8:56:00 PM (view original):
I will say that the military buildup by Reagan did put the Russian economy on its ear, while trying to keep up with our military capabilities. But there was still excess...

He also inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression thanks to Jimmy Carter.

Do you not see the irony of this post given your previous post less than half an hour earlier? You do realize that the recession Obama inherited was worse than the one Reagan inherited, right?