Monday, April 03, 2006
USATODAY.com - Growth in federal spending unchecked
Federal spending is outstripping economic growth at a rate unseen in more than half a century, provoking some conservatives to complain that government under Republican control has gotten too big.
Budget changes
Average annual budget change as a percentage of U.S. gross domestic product during these administrations:
Budget changes
Average annual budget change as a percentage of U.S. gross domestic product during these administrations:
- Roosevelt 14.8%
- Truman -8.6%
- Eisenhower -1.3%
- Kennedy 0.2%
- Johnson 1%
- Nixon 1.6%
- Ford -1.4%
- Carter 1.8%
- Reagan -0.6%
- G. Bush 0.2%
- Clinton -1.8%
- G.W. Bush 2.4%
