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We Have a "Paying For It Problem"
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<blockquote data-quote="GarfieldJL" data-source="post: 62479623" data-attributes="member: 320660"><p>Your numbers are not accurate putting it mildly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>The Debt rose <strong>$4.899 trillion during the two terms of the Bush presidency</strong>. It has now <strong>gone up $4.939 trillion since President Obama took office</strong>.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>The latest posting from the Bureau of Public Debt at the Treasury Department shows the National Debt now stands at $15.566 trillion. It was $10.626 trillion on President Bush's last day in office, which coincided with President Obama's first day.</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57400369-503544/national-debt-has-increased-more-under-obama-than-under-bush/" target="_blank">National Debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush - Political Hotsheet - CBS News</a></p><p> </p><p>$4.899 trillion in 8 years</p><p> </p><p>versus</p><p> </p><p>$4.939 trillion in under 4 years</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To claim that Obama has been more fiscally responsible than Bush is laughable. Btw, I don't consider accounting gimmicks to be responsible accounting, I consider it to be Bernie Madoff accounting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GarfieldJL, post: 62479623, member: 320660"] Your numbers are not accurate putting it mildly. [I]The Debt rose [B]$4.899 trillion during the two terms of the Bush presidency[/B]. It has now [B]gone up $4.939 trillion since President Obama took office[/B].[/I] [I]The latest posting from the Bureau of Public Debt at the Treasury Department shows the National Debt now stands at $15.566 trillion. It was $10.626 trillion on President Bush's last day in office, which coincided with President Obama's first day.[/I] [URL="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57400369-503544/national-debt-has-increased-more-under-obama-than-under-bush/"]National Debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush - Political Hotsheet - CBS News[/URL] $4.899 trillion in 8 years versus $4.939 trillion in under 4 years To claim that Obama has been more fiscally responsible than Bush is laughable. Btw, I don't consider accounting gimmicks to be responsible accounting, I consider it to be Bernie Madoff accounting. [/QUOTE]
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