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Government Spending and false claims.


Posted: Mar 14, 2012

There is an official spreadshet of government spending at http://www.fms.treas.gov/mts/MTS.xls.  This should be examined before making false claims such as those that come from the right-wing echo chamber of late.  This spreadsheet shows that George H.W. Bush spent over $19 trillion during his 2 terms.  So far, Obama has spent $1.2 trillion.  Hmmmm.....  If we take the record back to 1980, the federal government has expended more than $45 trillion.  Hhhmmmm. 

So tihs makes the statement false that claimsObama outspent all presidents combined in his first 100 days as President.  Tsk..tsk...tsk.  What lies. 

What I have found to be true is that the Republicans have given us the biggest economic crash since the Great Depression, 2 unfunded wars, with the expenses thereof, for weapons of mass destruction that did not exist, bailed out the banks, bailed out the car dealerships, and on and on and on, all the while addressing the nation and telling us, "The American economy is strong," after he spent our $19 trillion.  And who is a liar?

Now Republicans are upset that Obama has not "fixed this," and have created a climate between the parties of division and hate unparalleled since the Civil War!!!!  No I do not blame Republicans.  Do you I blame Mr. Bush, HE!! YEAH.

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Not to mention the deregulation - sm

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of banks and savings and loans during the Reagan years which led the widespread bank failures. Reagonomics was a disaster. How about Arms for Hostages? He sold weapons to Iran, in particular Saddam Hussein, also to Afghan rebels (now the Taliban and Al-Queda). How about totally ignoring the AIDS epidemic? The failed war on drugs? Increased tax benefits for the wealthy. And then there was GWB.... Brought us to our knees with our national debt. Anything that Obama has or hasnt done pales in comparison to the damage done by GWB and Reagan. When his presidency is over, then, and only then, can we tally up his wins and losses, failure and triumphs.

I blame the Republican Congress and Machine - sm

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They said they wanted Obama to be a one-term president before he was even sworn in. What kind of attitude is that? Then Boehner and Cantor have tried to blame their lack of compromise and negotiation on President Obama at every turn. Then you have the lobbyists and organizations like ALEC thinking up ways to manipulate the uneducated into getting fired up about divisive issues like immigration, voting rights, the rights of women, children, and the poor--sending out their talking points to saturate our everyday environment. Every day they try to take away more workers rights. Where will it end? Scary thought, for sure.

and they have made no bones about it. - sm

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The American people are the ones who are suffering from their power struggle.

The one thing that they have been successful at is...sm - oldtimer

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pitting the poor and the middle class against each other via fear and ignorance
Totally agree & the winner tax-wise is.... - The upper echelon. nm
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This post gave me a migraine - You can't really believe that do you?

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And what kind of attitude is the democrats saying they are going to make a republican a one term president. I guess you're okay with that. You see, this is the way it works. This is what the democrats said before George Bush took office. That they were determined to make him a one term present. Same with Bush Sr. and same with Reagan. There is no difference.

I hope they are correct. We cannot continue to suffer under democratic rule. The democrats sure are not trying to work with republicans. They are the masters of deceit and division.

It's just hard to believe there are so many ignorant people in the country that believe the lies the democrats are putting out there like republicans want to take away womens right, let them be raped and marry the rapist, let the elderly go poor and hungry and starve in the streets, take away your homes, blah, blah, blah. I guess I never understood how people who claim they have common sense and can think for themselves allow themselves to be brainwashed. It's no different than a religious cult.

And the replies you received? And "they're" calling others ignorant??? That's one for the books that's for sure. Guess I need to major in psychological disorders to understand people who have been brainwashed and just accept the lies as though they are truths. Otherwise, it just gives me a migraine to try and figure out why these people think the way they do.

..and the cost of president Bush's two wars were never - included in his budgets. nm

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