tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126278135079077800.post7525250043249594894..comments2024-03-20T03:12:00.925-04:00Comments on Matthew Rousu's Economics Blog: Learning economics through pictures: Federal government spendingMatthew Rousuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12878424704204006285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126278135079077800.post-69204383965261755062013-12-23T13:27:58.287-05:002013-12-23T13:27:58.287-05:00I agree that it did go up quite a bit (too much) d...I agree that it did go up quite a bit (too much) during Bush's term. But in Obama's first four years the debt went up by as much as it did during GWB's entire eight years in office. What makes it even worse was Obama's promises to reduce our deficits. That now appears as genuine as his "you can keep your insurance plan" statements. Matthew Rousuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878424704204006285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126278135079077800.post-74182537227575988042013-12-22T11:26:51.999-05:002013-12-22T11:26:51.999-05:00*that*thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796339830567404662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126278135079077800.post-26977182110470933292013-12-22T11:26:24.596-05:002013-12-22T11:26:24.596-05:00I forgot to mention tat while you cite the Obama d...I forgot to mention tat while you cite the Obama deficits, you neglect to mention his predecessor's contribution to our federal debt.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796339830567404662noreply@blogger.com