Between Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton, and Bush 2, who grew the largest government and greatest deficit?

Question

Only the honest need to respond...

Answer 1

I am amazed you are allowing any negativity be directed toward Clinton, by listing him as a choice is very refreshing I must say.

Answer 2

Your first poster speaks without authority. The size of federal government shrank under Clinton.

The largest offender was Reagan when it came to growing the government, but the Bush boy is working hard to catch up with all of his post 9/11 police state bureaus. The irony is that these guys are considered conservatives.

Bush II claims the largest deficit in US history.

Answer 3

Bush 2. The growth in government is inexcusable. Clinton had a Republican led Congress for 6 years. That group actually believed in limited government. Bush nor the recent Republicans believed in either, which is why they were voted out.

You miss a key point on why the deficit grew 9-11. Due to the tax cuts, the deficit has shrunk

Answer 4

George the Second grew the deficit because of the recession he inherited from Clinton.
Then, he grew it because of 9/11.
Then it was the Iraq war.
Now, after a smokin' Hot economy providing millions of jobs and huge increases in Gov. revenue=taxes, we're still in the red ink!
George doesn't need anymore excuses, he just needs to go.

Answer 5

Just patented efforts of a political hack..that thinks he knows it all..

why don't you acknowledge the fact that 9-11..and Clinton's
waste in the latter 2 years..of offsetting Military expenditures
until 2000, the Strategic Oil Supply and sundry expenditures beyond the norm... left GWB in terrible shape..?

the tech bubble burst..and was the reason for revenues of the 90's...not a thieving liar from Arkansas
if things are so bad..why do the GSA Union members get a raise...every year?

instead of demagoguery of Economics..that you have little
understanding of???

Answer 6

That would be George 'cut taxes and increase spending' W Bush (Bush #2), by far.

Bush #1 was second-worst, but Reagan was close behind. Clinton created a big surplus by the end of his terms.

http://www.uuforum.org/deficit.htm

Answer 7

they have all lied. yet in terms of severity of the lies and the implications they have brought about this u . s . a . i'd say the worst replaced into Bush 2. he will bypass down in history because of the fact the worst president this u . s . a . has ever seen. 2nd is Reagan because of the fact of all the lies approximately his reducing taxes, investment terrorists to unfastened the hostages in Iran, and the investment of the Contras whilst in certainty it replaced right into a criminal offense. He did alot of different wicked issues too that brought about harm to many human beings in this u . s . a . and outdoors of this u . s . a . which contain the apartheid government of South Africa on the time and denying investment of aids learn and saving human beings's lives from that terrible ailment. third is Nixon for evident reasons which contain the bombing of Cambodia, Watergate, and for amping up the Viet Nam conflict previously congress finally decrease off investment. 4th replaced into Bush a million, back for mendacity touching directly to the 1st gulf conflict and reasons for going there. He gave Saddam the bypass forward to invade Kuwait and then demonized him after Saddam invaded. He replaced into additionally to blame for investment the two facets of the Iranian/Iraqie conflict that convey approximately using chemical weapons by using Saddam which we help him get from the Germans. 5th Clinton. Lied approximately Lewinsky, it is evident. yet he additionally signed directly to Nafta and the welfare reform bill that is going to harm alot of people in this financial melancholy we are headed into. I in no way depended on Clinton. he's a few distance to narcissistic. All politicians are yet he extremely extremely is somewhat narcissistic.

Answer 8

Aactually the economy was going sour at the end of Clintons era. I was reading this in a 1999 Times magazine article. It said it would be up to the next president to play his cards right or we'd go down. The President didn't get much of a chance when 9/11 hit. But these old 1999 and 2000 Time and Newsweek articles didn't paint a pretty picture!

Answer 9

Prior to the current Bush administration, Reagan was the all-time champ on growing government, primarily in the defense deparment. The current Bush is doing a very good job at catching the "Gipper" though.

Answer 10

The largest U.S. federal deficit on record was in 2004 . Since that time, the size of the deficit has been cut nearly in half.