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Kasz216 on 02 January 2013
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spaceguy said:
Bigsilvs said:
FACT:

Under Obama the U.S debt raised $6 Trillion in 4 years

Under Bush the U.S. debt raised $4.9 Trillion in 8 years



As you can see it's all the GOP policies who have put us in this much debt. Fact!!!

I'd suggest looking at how they come to those numbers in that graph.  You might be surprised.

in general, they assume that the Bush tax cuts and wars will have no positive benefits, even the projected ones, while the rest?  They get the full benefit of projected positive benefits.  (note how the light blue mysteriously shrinks.)  This is of course despite the fact that this debt will be generating more debt.

Also, they assume the bush tax cuts will continue for infinity.  Which... you know, at some point they become the OBAMA tax cuts, afterall they have to be renewed right?  So if your taking a presidential view... (funny considering the thread) you'd have to blame it on Obama after like... 2009?  So anything 2010 plus you'd blame on Obama if your taking a "blame the president" approach.  (which is funny based on the premise of your own thread.)