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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: TimF who wrote (33236)2/24/2009 4:18:48 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
Re: "Most of the increase in spending since Reagan took office has been in entitlements. Reagan inherited a military that...."

I did not CHARACTERIZE the spending mix of any President --- I SIMPLY POINTED OUT THE HISTORICAL FACTS of what happened to the federal debt.

Excessive spending ---from whatever source! --- ('excessive' when related to the economy's growth rate) is BAD BAD BAD for federal debt.

That is why Reagan and Bush I and Bush II (& the Congresses of their eras), added so very much to the nation's indebtedness.
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