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:
  • 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%

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