baitergate
2005-09-23 22:25:11 UTC
The American Enterprise Institute's Veronique de Rugy has calculated that
George W. Bush has boosted total inflation-adjusted discretionary spending
in his first term by 35.1 percent.
To put that in context, chew on this: LBJ--the Texas legend who created the
Great Society and, for all intents and purposes, the Vietnam War--only
boosted discretionary spending 33.4 percent. What's more, the gap between
Bush and LBJ will only grow. De Rugy notes that the final outlays for
fiscal year 2005 (the last budget signed in Bush's first term) aren't in
yet. As a result, she has to use mid-session review numbers, which are
invariably smaller than the final amounts. And, she says, the number for
FY2005 "does not take under consideration the numerous supplemental passed
this year, and the new spending triggered by the Katrina disaster."
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Of course, the big difference between Bush's spending and the Democrats, is
that Bush just borrows the money.
George W. Bush has boosted total inflation-adjusted discretionary spending
in his first term by 35.1 percent.
To put that in context, chew on this: LBJ--the Texas legend who created the
Great Society and, for all intents and purposes, the Vietnam War--only
boosted discretionary spending 33.4 percent. What's more, the gap between
Bush and LBJ will only grow. De Rugy notes that the final outlays for
fiscal year 2005 (the last budget signed in Bush's first term) aren't in
yet. As a result, she has to use mid-session review numbers, which are
invariably smaller than the final amounts. And, she says, the number for
FY2005 "does not take under consideration the numerous supplemental passed
this year, and the new spending triggered by the Katrina disaster."
----------
Of course, the big difference between Bush's spending and the Democrats, is
that Bush just borrows the money.