The big problem with Obama's economic plan.

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Impulsivity said:
most of the 4-5 trillion was built up under Reagan and Bush version 1. The original supply siders started the debt, Clinton kept it in check, the then the second set of supply siders doubled it to almost 10 trillion now. It was Clinton not the republican congress that kept the deficit in check. Notice the SAME republican congress was around 6 years under Bush as the deficit has hit record heights.

You still have it wrong. Democrats had control of congress from 1986-1994, the economy tanked and debt rose. Before that Reagan, who understood economics and was a party leader) + Fiscally Conservative Congress = Incredible Economy.  The republican congress from 1994-2000 was a much different congress than the republican congress of 2000-2006. The one under Newt Gingrich (94-00) was a truly fiscally conservative congress, hence the reason for the economic boom. The 2000-2006 congress was a tax and spend congress (as cliche as that sounds) with a strong economy and terrible leadership (including bush who signed bills he knew were unconstitutional) which only eventually leads to disaster. The return to power for democrats in 06 only sealed the economy's fate.