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>>I also check facts and realize that the fiscal numbers during rep presidency don't always show better debt control -
>>except for Obama the Rep presidents hiked the deficit more than the Dems in my lifetime. I am not strong enough on the subject
>>to decide if Dem presidents only reaped the fruits from Rep presidents having corrected the course of the oil tanker gov spending is
>>- but Bush jun. IMO was as bad as Carter was for the US with financing 2 wars purely on credit.
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>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Federal_Debt_1901-2010.png

Back to 1901 ?
I AM NOT THAT OLD!
;-)

To be specific, I was borne during Ike's period, but have no clear memory on greenback issues from back then ;-)

thx for the link, shows my point (coming from WWII extremes) very nicely.

thomas