Political Power Dates Average Annual Change
in National Debt
(Percentage Points of GDP)
Bill Clinton with Democratic
House and Senate 1/20/93 – 1/4/95 0.9
Bill Clinton with Republican
House and Senate 1/4/95 – 1/19/01 -1.6
George W. Bush with Republican
House and Senate 1/19/01 – 6/6/01
11/12/02 – 1/4/07 0.7
George W. Bush with Republican
House and Democratic Senate 6/6/01 – 11/12/02 2.2
George W. Bush with Democratic
House and Senate 1/4/07 – 1/20/09 6.2
Barack Obama with Democratic
House and Senate 1/20/09 – 1/4/11 9.1
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/
GDP tax extraction nat'l debt spending debt int defense
1792 $220m $3.7m $77.2m $5.1m $3.2m $1.2m
1793 $250m $4.8m $80.4m $4.6m $2.8m $1.2m
1794 $310m $5.6m $78.4m $7.1m $3.5m $4.8m
1795 $380m $6.3m $80.8m $7.7m $3.2m $3.0m
1796 $410m $8.6m $83.8m $5.9m $3.2m $1.6m
1797 $410m $8.9m $82.1m $6.3m $3.3m $1.5m
1798 $410m $8.1m $79.2m $7.9m $3.1m $3.5m
1799 $440m $7.8m $78.4m $9.9m $3.2m $5.4m
1800 $480m $11.1m $83.0m $11.0m $3.4m $6.1m
1810 $699m $9.9m $53.2m $8.7m $2.8m $4.0m
1820 $703m $19.0m $91.0m $19.4m $5.1m $10.2m
1830 $1.012b $26.7m $48.6m $17.1m $1.9m $9.4m
1840 $1.559b $24.0m $3.6m $29.0m $0.2m $15.8m
1850 $2.556b $49.1m $63.5m $44.8m $3.8m $19.2m
1860 $4.345b $64.6m $3.2m $78.0m $3.2m $29.0m
1870 $7.737b $430.1m $2.48b $333.7m $129.2m $107.8m
1880 $10.36b $366.8m $2.12b $304.2m $95.2m $108.4m
1890 $15.1b $464.0m $1.55b $384.4m $36.1m $173.5m
1900 $20.56b $669.6m $2.14b $628.6m $40.2m $331.6m
1910 $33.40b $875.0m $2.65b $839.9m $24.5m $389.6m
1920 $88.39b $7.38b $25.95b $6.78b $1.02b $2.64b
1930 $91.20b $4.83b $16.19b $39.56b $648m $1.46b
1940 $101.4b $7.0b $50.70b $10.06b $899m $2.16b
1950 $293.7b $43.5b $256.9b $44.80b $4.04b $24.24b
1960 $526.4b $99.8b $290.5b $97.28b $7.66b $53.29b
1970 $1.038t $192.8b $380.4b $195.6b $14.38b $94.69b
1980 $2.788t $517.1b $909.0b $590.9b $52.5b $167.9b
1990 $5.801t $1.032t $3.206t $1.253t $184.3b $342.2b
2000 $9.952t $2.025t $5.629t $1.789t $222.9b $358.7b
from usdebtclock.org
GDP tax extraction nat'l debt spending debt int defense
2000 $9.633t $1.971t $5.692t $1.766t $224.8b $308.1b
2004 $11.495t $1.853t $7.435t $2.257t $158.2b $440.8b
2008 $14.065t $2.535t $10.303t $2.914t $248.6b $648.8b
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largest budget items
welfare health, education fed pens debt int inc sec defense medi___ socsec
from http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/
1792 $3.2m $1.2m
1793 $2.8m $1.2m
1794 $3.5m $4.8m
1795 $3.2m $3.0m
1796 $3.2m $1.6m
1797 $3.3m $1.5m
1798 $3.1m $3.5m
1799 $3.2m $5.4m
1800 $3.4m $6.1m
1810 $2.8m $4.0m
1820 $5.1m $10.2m
1830 $1.9m $9.4m
1840 $0.2m $15.8m
1850 $3.8m $19.2m
1860 $3.2m $29.0m
1870 $129.2m $107.8m
1880 $95.2m $108.4m
1890 $36.1m $173.5m
1900 $40.2m $331.6m
1910 $6.4m $10.6m $24.5m $389.6m
1920 $9.0m $51.0m $1.02b $2.64b
1930 $3.0m $125m $21m $648m $1.46b
1940 $600.0m $466m $85m $899m $2.16b
1950 $1.62b $3.802b $994m $4.04b $24.24b
1960 $3.01b $3.1b $11.7 $7.66b $53.29b
1970 $10.11b $21.7b $27.4b $14.38b $94.69b
1980 $59.9b $88.5b $129.3b $52.5b $167.9b
1990 $96.6b $195.8b $267.0b $184.3b $342.2b
2000 $176.6b $411.6b $448.7b $222.9b $358.7b
from usdebtclock.org
fed pens debt int inc sec defense medi___ socsec
2000 $87.1b $224.8b $137.6b $308.1b $329.6b $400.8b
2004 $133.3b $158.2b $192.3b $440.8b $462.7b $486.0b
2008 $170.5b $248.6b $244.3b $648.8b $648.9b $603.6b
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GDP extraction debt spending unfunded liabilites @twitter #nationaldebt
8/16/2011 $14.839t $2.203t $14.617t
8/17/2011 $14.841t $2.203t $14.621t
8/18/2011 $14.842t $2.203t $14.625t $115.160t
8/19/2011 $14.841t $2.203t $14.621t
8/20/2011 $14.845t $2.204t $14.632t $115.187t
8/21/2011 $14.846t $2.204t $14.635t $115.201t
8/22/2011 $14.848t $2.204t $14.639t $115.215t
8/24/2011 $14.612t
8/25/2011 $2.204t $14.655t $115.290t
8/26/2011 $14.639t
8/27/2011 $14.855t $2.205t $14.658t $115.286t
8/28/2011 @0900 $14.856t $2.205t $14.659t $115.292t
8/28/2011 @2200 $14.896t $2.265t $14.661t $115.300t
8/29/2011 $14.898t $2.265t $14.665t $115.313t
8/30/2011 $14.899t $2.266t $14.668t $115.327t
8/31/2011 $14.901t $2.266t $14.672t $115.341t
9/3/2011 $14.904t $2.267t $14.680t $115.371t
9/4/2011 $14.904t $2.268t $14.687t $115.397t
9/5/2011 $14.909t $2.268t $14.691t $115.412t
9/6/2011 $14.911t $2.269t $14.694t $3.556t $115.426t
9/7/2011 $14.912t $2.269t $14.698t $3.556t $115.438t
9/8/2011 $14.913t $2.270t $14.699t $3.556t $115.450t $14.698t @1400
9/9/2011 $14.915t $2.270t $14.701t $3.557t $115.468t $14.717t @1200
9/10/2011 $14.917t $2.270t $14.709t $3.557t $115.481t
9/11/2011 $14.919t $2.271t $14.713t $3.558t $115.496t
9/12/2011 $14.920t $2.271t $14.716t $3.558t $115.510t $14.685t @2200
9/13/2011 $14.922t $2.272t $14.720t $3.559t $115.523t $14.711t @1100
9/14/2011 $14.923t $2.272t $14.723t $3.559t $115.537t $14.688t @1200
9/15/2011 $14.925t $2.272t $14.727t $3.559t $115.551t
9/16/2011 $14.927t $2.273t $14.731t $3.560t $115.565t
9/17/2011 $14.928t $2.273t $14.735t $3.560t $115.581t
9/18/2011 $14.930t $2.274t $14.738t $3.561t $115.594t
9/19/2011 $14.931t $2.274t $14.742t $3.561t $115.608t $14.699t @1500
9/20/2011 $14.933t $2.275t $14.746t $3.561t $115,622t
9/21/2011 $14.935t $2.275t $14.749t $3.562t $115,636t
9/22/2011 $14.936t $2.275t $14.753t $3.562t $115,650t
9/23/2011 $14.938t $2.276t $14.756t $3.562t $115,663t $14.705t @1500
9/24/2011 $14.939t $2.276t $14.760t $3.563t $115.678t
*income security - supplemental security income, earned income credit, unemployment compensation, nutrition assistance, family support, child nutrition, foster care, making work pay
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