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How did George H.W. Bush contribute to the national debt?

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What's the best way to determine how much each president contributed to the $21 trillion U.S. debt? The most popular method is to compare the debt level from when a president enters office to the debt level when he leaves. read more

This rare occurrence should be added to President Obama's contribution to the debt. George W. Bush: Added $5.849 trillion, a 101 percent increase from the $5.8 trillion debt at the end of Clinton's last budget, FY 2001. FY 2009 - $1.632 trillion. This was Bush's deficit without the impact of the Economic Stimulus Act. FY 2008 - $1.017 trillion. read more

So, the debt is a little more than triple what the debt was when Bush took office in 2001, $5.63 trillion. Pinning the debt A lot of factors contribute to the debt other than the policies of the current president. read more

Bill Clinton: Added $1.396 trillion, a 32 percent increase from the $4.4 trillion debt at the end of George H.W. Bush's last budget, FY 1993. read more

Both Republicans and Democrats share the blame for America’s increasing debt, said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in a speech announcing his presidential campaign April 7. "Big government and debt doubled under a Republican administration," Paul said. "And it’s now tripling under Barack Obama’s watch." Quite a few readers asked us if the debt has tripled since Obama took office in January 2009. read more

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