{"id":277,"date":"2010-01-25T08:38:01","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T08:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayharvey.org\/?p=277"},"modified":"2015-10-27T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T22:01:14","slug":"george-w-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayharvey.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/george-w-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"George W. Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUnder President George W. Bush, who was the Herbert Hoover of his day, appropriated government programs grew from $298 billion to $613 billion.<\/p>\n

Under President George W. Bush, Social Security spending went from $406 billion to $662 billion.<\/p>\n

Under President George W. Bush, Medicare spending went from $216 billion to $425 billion.<\/p>\n

Under under President George W. Bush, Medicaid spending went from $117.9 billion to $259 billion.<\/p>\n

Under President George W. Bush, \u201cmiscellaneous spending\u201d went from $290 billion to $673 billion.<\/p>\n

Under President George W. Bush, net interest dropped from $222.9 billion to $139 billion.<\/p>\n

Under President George W. Bush, disaster cost went from $0 billion to $4 billion.<\/p>\n

In George W. Bush\u2019s eight years, government spending increased more than 55 percent, largely due to woefully misbegotten wars.<\/p>\n

Even when adjusted for inflation in constant dollars, federal expenditures under Bush soared by 29 percent. <\/p>\n

During his Presidency, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) only increased by 17.3 percent, and over the Bush years, real government spending went up nearly twice as fast as the actual U.S. economy.<\/p>\n

The left should therefore be in love with George W. Bush. He, like his father and like Ronald Reagan<\/a>, was a complete statist.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more: <\/p>\n

Under George W. Bush, Washington ran deficits almost every year. Total federal debt doubled and rose from 58 percent to 66 percent of GDP, for a 14 percent increase in taxpayer debt burden (in terms of the Gross Domestic Product).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick rundown:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tPayment for Individuals: $1054.6 billion in the year 2000 to $1397.1 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tSocial Security and Railroad Retirement: $410.5 billion in the year 2000 to $487.7 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tFederal Employees Retirement and Insurance: $100.3 billion in the year 2000 to $116.0 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tUnemployment Insurance: 21.1 billion in the year 2000 to 27.1 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tMedical Care: $362.7 billion in the year 2000 to $559.9 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tStudent Assistance: $10.9 billion in the year 2000 to $24.9 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tHousing Assistance: $24.1 billion in the year 2000 to $27.0 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tFood and Nutrition Assistance: $32.4 billion in the year 2000 to $46.3 billion in the year 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tPublic Assistance and Related Programs: $88.3 billion in 2000 to $103.4 billion in 2007.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tOther Transfers to Individuals: $4.3 billion in 2000 to $4.7 billion in 2007.<\/p>\n

Of course, there was also the $700 billion Troubled Relief Assets Program (also known as the TARP bailout), and yet if you think these figures are difficult to fathom and the expenditures over-the-top, I assure you they do not even begin to compare to the massive spending apparatus that Barack Obama has unleashed. <\/p>\n

Indeed, next to Barack Obama, George W. Bush\u2019s reckless spending is downright frugal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under President George W. Bush, who was the Herbert Hoover of his day, appropriated government programs grew from $298 billion to $613 billion. Under President George W. Bush, Social Security spending went from $406 billion to $662 billion. Under President George W. Bush, Medicare spending went from $216 billion to $425 billion. Under under President … <\/p>\n

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