Originally Posted By: ronnierocketAGO


Craziest number: Our deficit % from 2007 to Dubya's exit jumped from over 1.5% to 10%.

Just remember this the next time one of the locals calls the President a Socialist.


One might also note that annual federal budget deficits in FY2004 and FY2008 were in excess of $400 billion each year. Both were records at the time.

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