Bush: "Oh, um...About That Surplus..."

A quick look at the national deficit over the last 40 years or so, just in time for the fourth Debt Ceiling increase for our "fiscally responsible" current president.

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[Oktoberfesting]

The debt when George W. Bush took office was $5.727 Trillion when he left it was $10.627 Trillion. The total debt that George W accumulated in eight years of office is $4.9 Trillion The debt right now is $13.736 Trillion. In approximately 666 days in office, he has accumulated $3.066 Trillion. Using simple algebra you'll find by Dec 2011, Obama will have accumulated more debt in three years than George W. did in 8 years.

[Oktoberfesting]

Hillary Clinton is being preened to take President Maobama's place. Both Obama and Hilary answer to George Soros who contributed to both and who has the mainstream media in his back pocket. He gets Obama to take the Country to extreme socialism passing treasonous legislation against the will of the American people, then gets Hillary in office. Our dollar is on the verge of collapse, and our sovereignty is threatened as a direct result of legislation and lack of leadership.

[Oktoberfesting]

Clinton didn't leave a $5.6 Trillion surplus but a $1.4 trillion debt over eight years. He borrowed from Social Security, part of a $115 Trillion unfunded liability, to make it seem he left a surplus. See my about me for links. The Debt Clock should be adjusted increasing the national debt from $14.0 to $21 Trillion and reducing our unfunded liabilities by $7 Trillion to reflect the truth about Clinton.

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Allen West 2012

[stoicsquirrel]

@kzdavis1000 I wasn't misleading. I said that Bush increased the debt. How was that misleading?

[kzdavis1000]

@stoicsquirrel When Bush took office it was around 5,769,900,000 when Bush left it was at 12,311,400,000, that is an INCREASE of around 7billion. You are misleading.

[stoicsquirrel]

When Clinton took office, the country's debt was $4,188,092,107,183.60. When he left office the debt was at $5,727,776,738,304.64. That's an INCREASE of $1,539,684,631,121.04. Yes, Bush and Obama have increased our national debt faster and at a higher rate than Clinton, but this video is misleading. And that little blue line going up at the end of the chart is complete nonsense. Our debt is still going up.

[cris750]

OK, Clinton's surplus did not finish off the debt but it did pay of some of the Debt. Question: how did the Surplus happen? having a surplus would mean that some of it could go to pay off the national debt. GW bush tax cut did not create a surplus it created additional deficit. SO, down goes the GOP position on this matter! Atleast, the U.S. paid off some of the debt but the deficit grew more under GW BUSH! who had tax cuts for the most top percent of the wealthier class.

[OnePeopleOneChina]

From January 2001 to January 2009, Bush/Cheney stole $10.66 trillion dollars from American taxpayers.

Was it used to fight the Global War of Terror? Nope! US soldiers didn't see any of it - not in terms of better protection or weapons. So where did it go Dick? Perhaps we should look at the books of Halliburton & Blackwater!

[DaiMer82]

Tragic...

[IronJackalTw]

He meant that it was WHITE and NIGGER TRASH's MONEY, so they can BLOW on JUNKS (THUMPING THEIR JEW JESUS QUEER CHESTS AROUND THE WORLD LIKE MONKEYS and FAT CATS, HOLDING JOBS they are not QUALIFY for, BUYING HOUSES that they don't deserve to LIVE IN, BUYING TRASH GAS GUZZLING Vehicles, and the JEW JESUS QUEER TRASH LIST just goes on) that'll never re-cycle back into the USA economic but to Middle East and to Dick Cheney's Crony POCKETS!!