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Originally Posted by Gaspode
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Okay, I have to comment on this. The spikes you see associated with Democratic presidents have at least one of two primary causes. The first, as with Wilson and Roosevelt, is war. The second, as seen in the Roosevelt era and currently with Obama is the messes handed them by their Republican predecessors. I'm speaking of the Great Depression and the current economic crisis.
Also, the projections for Obama suggest that spending is leveling out. Who knows, though I doubt it, we may see a decline before long.
It's also important to remember that there are components in Obama's spending that are misleading. First is the fact that Bush's last budget ran through July of 2009. In other words, spending in the first six months of Obama's first term, slightly less than half of his presidency to date, was dictated largely by Bush. (This is true for all presidents, by the way.) The second thing to consider is that Obama ended the Bush Administration policy of funding his wars under the table through a series of "supplementals". Obama is putting it right up front in the budget for anyone to see.
John