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It didn't triple and there was a Democratic-controlled Congress.
it did triple... but is was Reagan/bush....950b when Reagan took office...3.2 trillion when bush left...and yes it was mostly a dem controlled congress (senate flipped back and forth with being almost evenly split)
You mean like in spending more on the military than all our allies combined?
The costs of not implementing this strategy are clear. Failure to meet our defense objectives will result in decreasing U.S. global influence, eroding cohesion among allies and partners, and reduced access to markets that will contribute to a decline in our prosperity and standard of living.
You mean like in spending more on the military than all our allies combined? Or giving trillions in tax cuts to the rich, who are largely just pocketing it?
actually we spend about the same percentage of GDP as the rest of the world
National debt tops $21 trillion for first time ever.
About a year ago, President Trump pledged to eliminate the national debt "over a period of eight years." But for the first time in history, the national debt surpassed $21 trillion this week, according to the U.S. Treasury.
The landmark comes shortly after Congress passed, and Mr. Trump signed, a suspension on the federal debt limit last month, allowing the government to borrow an unlimited amount of money until March 1, 2019.
When Mr. Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017, the national debt was $19.9 trillion, according to U.S. Treasury data. Since then, the GOP-led Congress has passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut bill and a two-year spending deal which, together, are expected to drive the deficit and debt further upward. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates annual deficits could top $2.1 trillion per year in the next decade, which would send the national debt soaring even higher.
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National debt tops $21 trillion for first time ever.
