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**Yyaqyped** · 02-14-2011, 05:49 PM

Hmm, that's probably cherry picking some aspect of the situation, possibly even the wars which weren't included in bush's budget. It CERTAINLY doesn't include the FY2009 budget which was effectively bush's and included a trillion or so in extra deficit. Remember, the gov't likes to pull tricks like not including wars in the budget and not counting the complete debt, instead focusing on the public portion of the debt.

Bush Administration Adds $4 Trillion To National Debt - Couric & Co. - CBS News

Yes, those are the correct figures, Bush increased our national debt by more than $4 Trillion, not including the more than $2 trillion in additional costs from just Bush's War in Iraq that will be ours in the next several decades.

That's not including the unfunded part of the Iraq and Afghanistan actions. Now that President Obama is counting that as part of the deficit, it makes it look larger than if it were under the shady accounting of "W". Of course, that part of President Obama's debt should still be considered "W"s debt.

And, of course, the deep recession started under "W" administration, that is costing us so much to try and stay out of a depression. All should be counted under "W"s costs.

02-14-2011, 05:49 PM	#31
Yyaqyped Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	Hmm, that's probably cherry picking some aspect of the situation, possibly even the wars which weren't included in bush's budget. It CERTAINLY doesn't include the FY2009 budget which was effectively bush's and included a trillion or so in extra deficit. Remember, the gov't likes to pull tricks like not including wars in the budget and not counting the complete debt, instead focusing on the public portion of the debt. Bush Administration Adds $4 Trillion To National Debt - Couric & Co. - CBS News Yes, those are the correct figures, Bush increased our national debt by more than $4 Trillion, not including the more than $2 trillion in additional costs from just Bush's War in Iraq that will be ours in the next several decades. That's not including the unfunded part of the Iraq and Afghanistan actions. Now that President Obama is counting that as part of the deficit, it makes it look larger than if it were under the shady accounting of "W". Of course, that part of President Obama's debt should still be considered "W"s debt. And, of course, the deep recession started under "W" administration, that is costing us so much to try and stay out of a depression. All should be counted under "W"s costs.
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