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'Obama put on more debt on this country than all the previous presidents combined' (Original Post) spanone Feb 2019 OP
LIARs will be liars.... Pachamama Feb 2019 #1
He does more projecting than Bell & Howell. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #2
Bwahahahahahaaaa spanone Feb 2019 #3
Under Obama, increase of $8.6tn in 8 years; under Trump projected $4.8tn in 4 years muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #7
Ay carrumba Ohiogal Feb 2019 #4
Here's where he got it.....a chain e-mail circulating in New Jersey. No Kidding. spanone Feb 2019 #5
He's got a lot of nerve Ohiogal Feb 2019 #6
Obama inherits what was nearly the second great depression and nearly 10% unemployment Bengus81 Feb 2019 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Bengus81 Feb 2019 #9
The policies that caused most of that debt were put in place 2001 to 2009... Elwood P Dowd Feb 2019 #10
trump's statement is not true. spanone Feb 2019 #11

muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)
7. Under Obama, increase of $8.6tn in 8 years; under Trump projected $4.8tn in 4 years
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 01:07 PM
Feb 2019

So Trump plans to increase it more, despite Obama having to fix the worst recession in 70 years, and giving Trump a healthy economy.

https://www.thebalance.com/us-debt-by-president-by-dollar-and-percent-3306296

(Up $3.5tn in Obama's last 4 years, when the economy was stable)

spanone

(135,846 posts)
5. Here's where he got it.....a chain e-mail circulating in New Jersey. No Kidding.
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 12:44 PM
Feb 2019

From Politifact



'We rate the statement Mostly False'

When it comes to increasing the national debt, President Barack Obama has done more than his 43 predecessors combined.

Well, at least that’s according to a chain e-mail circulating in New Jersey, echoing a claim made to varying degrees by different Republican officials in recent years. With the subject line "A picture is worth 1,000 words," the chain e-mail features a graphic to make its case.

Above pictures of Presidents George Washington and George W. Bush, one side of the graphic reads "Debt Added By The Previous 43 U.S. PRESIDENTS COMBINED --- 1789 through 2008." Beneath the presidents’ photos is "$6.3 TRILLION DOLLARS."

On the other side of the graphic is a photo of a smiling Obama, beneath the words "Debt Added By PRESIDENT OBAMA --- One Term!" The amount listed below the photo is "$6.5 TRILLION DOLLARS."


https://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/may/04/chain-email/obama-has-added-more-national-debt-previous-43-pre/

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
8. Obama inherits what was nearly the second great depression and nearly 10% unemployment
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 01:12 PM
Feb 2019

Along with bank failures each Friday by the dozens,huge auto makers on the verge of BK,Wall St SCAMS galore and a housing market in the dumpster. Hell,it's a wonder he only had to spend that much to turn that Bush DISASTER around. Funny how NO Republicans ever walk into messes like that.

Funny how this is an issue....oh wait,Donnie is running up the ND like a drunken sailor despite inheriting a stable economy and a 4.7% unemployment rate.

Look no further than what our new Dem Gov in Kansas has to deal with. Brokeback ran this State a BILLION in debt over zero % tax rates for Corporations for years before it was repealed. She's got a long road to clean up THIS mess.

Response to spanone (Original post)

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
10. The policies that caused most of that debt were put in place 2001 to 2009...
Fri Feb 15, 2019, 01:38 PM
Feb 2019

War in Iraq, war in Afghanistan, Medicare Drug Plan, 2007-2009 economic disaster caused by Bush Jr, massive tax breaks by Bush Jr, bailouts during recession, etc, etc..

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