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WASHINGTON — George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the biggest spending president since Lyndon B. Johnson. In fact, he's arguably an even bigger spender than LBJ...
When adjusted for inflation, discretionary spending — or budget items that Congress and the president can control, including defense and domestic programs, but not entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare — shot up at an average annual rate of 5.3 percent during Bush’s first six years, Slivinski calculates.
That tops the 4.6 percent annual rate Johnson logged during his 1963-69 presidency. By these standards, Ronald Reagan was a tightwad; discretionary spending grew by only 1.9 percent a year on his watch.
Discretionary spending went up in Bush's first term by 48.5 percent, not adjusted for inflation, more than twice as much as Bill Clinton did (21.6 percent) in two full terms, Slivinski reports.
Republicans, why'd you pick a socialist - Lyndon Baines Bush - to lead your "conservative" party?
Republicans, why'd you pick a socialist - Lyndon Baines Bush - to lead your "conservative" party?
This is part of the reason I cant stand him throw in immigration and lack of a war strategy and he IS LBJ although still a better choice than JFK (no not Kennedy)
And in Jan '09 he'll be gone. Hopefully he won't be replaced with another President who's big on spending and soft on the borders and illegal immigration.
Clinton was more of a Republican with the budget than Bush.
I really thing that once Bush's ratings dropped below the 50% mark, he decided he would pay zero attention to what anyone thinks regarding his spending.
He's not a socialist per se as many of his government programs are aimed at taking money from taxpayers and giving them to multinational companies. There is a term for this type of political theory, combined with strong nationalism and agressive military... To be fair, Bush is a VERY watered down version of it (facsism).
He's not a socialist per se as many of his government programs are aimed at taking money from taxpayers and giving them to multinational companies. There is a term for this type of political theory, combined with strong nationalism and agressive military... To be fair, Bush is a VERY watered down version of it (facsism).
Exactly. His spending isn't benefitting social programs. Everything is privatized and the companies are taking a huge cut. How come people don't talk about how much we spend on healthcare and how little we have to show for it? Where does our 2.2 Trillion go? Insurance companies. Pharmaceutical companies.
Republicans, why'd you pick a socialist - Lyndon Baines Bush - to lead your "conservative" party?
Quite true. Memo to Texans Aspiring to the Presidency: Stay out of foreign places and keep your hands out of the piggy bank.
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