(Hat tip to Jason Pye at United Liberty who posted this graph earlier this week.)
The line in this graph is the national debt. Now, during the 1980s, we all knew spending was getting a bit out of control, but that increase is nothing compared to the spike in 2000. Let’s see…what happened in 2000 that started this ugly trend…? (Yeah, I just went there.)
This is scary stuff. Look at the debt increase between 1980 and 2009 in years there was a Republican President. I know it’s not entirely the fault of Reagan, Bush, or Bush that debt skyrocketed, but it’s hard to look at a graph like this and believe any Republican Presidential candidate who says we need to get spending under control.
Now Obama’s following the example of the big spending Republicans (to an extreme, even), and this is going to get much worse before it gets better. Those dollars we work for are becoming more and more useless by the day.
We’re overdue for a furious American population that is ready to beat down their Representatives doors in Washington. This can’t continue. You need to get involved with what money your Representatives are spending and make sure they know exactly what you think about it.
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Why do you think after a long republican rule, 12 years under Reagan-Bush and 8 years under Bush 2, we have almost a complete meltdown of our system if Republican are fiscally responsible??
I remember the savings and loan scandals and collapses under Reagan-bush and the Madoff mess this time makes that look like child’s play, why do you think that happens??
Why did it happen? Because the Republicans have been fiscally irresponsible. They all need to be replaced with actual fiscal conservatives. Get active in your state, find a good fiscal conservative, and get that person in office. We can’t just sit back and watch this any more.