a. tax cuts
b. the costs of running a war
c. increased funding for defense spending
d. an unexpected economic downturn
2007-11-08 18:14:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
Huh?
The national debt has risen during all presidencies.
What war were we in during the Reagan years?
And what economic downturn are you talking about?
http://www.cedarcomm.com/~stevelm1/usdebt.png
As you can see, the debt rose 2 trillion dollars during the Clinton years, with no war. And it only rose 1 trillion during the Reagan years.
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2007-11-08 18:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
b) there was no expensive wars- just a little one, the invasion of Grenada
or d)the economic downturn was not unexpected
2007-11-08 18:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by meg 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
b) there was no war during Ronnie's reign...
(only the Iran-Contra Crisis, but this was a conflict where South American death squads (contra's) were paid by selling fighter jet parts to Iran) Go team America!
2007-11-08 18:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by dutchbob1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
B, no war
Republicans traditionly run up the debt many time that of democrats.
2007-11-08 18:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by 1000 Man Embassy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
b - unless you consider the Cold War a relevant war
2007-11-08 18:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋