Quote Originally Posted by gute View Post
We had deficits/massive debt long before Bush.
Earth to gute: Bush inherited a budget with surplus, his first own budget turned that into a deficit.
And as I mentioned: GWB increased spending in %GDP. He worsened revenue, spending and deficit. No white spot on his fiscal vest anywhere.

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Federal expenses in %GDP were shrinking during the Clinton-Congress combo, but GWB-Congress combo led immediately to higher expenses and drastically less revenues. Same story with Reagan and Bush 41.