For the past 30 years, the lowest average National Debt Increase
stretch was from 1994-2006, when the conservatives had the majority of
congress.
When Democrats outnumbered Republicans in Congress for their 2 year
term - The Average 2 Year % Increase to the Public Debt was 25.125%
When Republicans outnumbered Democrats in Congress for their 2 year
term - The Average 2 Year % Increase to the Public Debt was 10.57%
PROOF -
(in rounded Millions of dollars)
YEAR DEBT DIFFERENCE 2 YEAR
FROM PREV % INCREASE
YEARS DEBT
2008 10,024,725 1,017,072
2007 9,007,653 500,679
2006-2008 Democrat Congress Margin +32 17.8%
2006 8,506,974 574,264
2005 7,932,710 553,657
2004-2006 Democrat Congress Margin -41 15.3%
2004 7,379,053 595,822
2003 6,783,231 554,995
2002-2004 Democrat Congress Margin -28 18.5%
2002 6,228,236 420,773
2001 5,807,463 133,285
2000-2002 Democrat Congress Margin -8 9.8%
2000 5,674,178 17,907
1999 5,656,271 130,078
1998-2000 Democrat Congress Margin -22 2.7%
1998 5,526,193 113,047
1997 5,413,146 188,335
1996-1998 Democrat Congress Margin -32 5.8%
1996 5,224,811 250,828
1995 4,973,983 281,233
1994-1996 Democrat Congress Margin -42 11.3%
1994 4,692,750 281,261
1993 4,411,489 346,868
1992-1994 Democrat Congress Margin +94 15.5%
1992 4,064,621 399,318
1991 3,665,303 431,990
1990-1992 Democrat Congress Margin +112 25.7%
1990 3,233,313 375,882
1989 2,857,431 255,093
1988-1990 Democrat Congress Margin +95 24.2%
1988 2,602,338 252,061
1987 2,350,277 224,974
1986-1988 Democrat Congress Margin +91 22.4%
1986 2,125,303 179,361
1985 1,945,942 282,976
1984-1986 Democrat Congress Margin +65 27.8%
1984 1,662,966 252,264
1983 1,410,702 213,629
1982-1984 Democrat Congress Margin +95 38.9%
1982 1,197,073 168,344
1981 1,028,729 98,519
1980-1982 Democrat Congress Margin +41 28.7%
1980 930,210
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If you misunderstood the table it may be because google groups uses a
proportional font.
Example taken from my table -
(in rounded Millions of dollars)
YEAR DEBT DIFFERENCE 2 YEAR
FROM PREV
%INCREASE
YEARS DEBT
1984 1,662,966 252,264
1983 1,410,702 213,629
1982-1984 Democrat Congress Margin +95 38.9%
1982 1,197,073 168,344
1981 1,028,729 98,519
1980-1982 Democrat Congress Margin +41 28.7%
As how I came up with my figures -
1982 - Senate - 54R 46D
1982 - HR - 166R 269D
Total Democrats - Total Republicans = Democrat Majority Margin = 315D
- 220R = +95 (There were 95 more Democrats in Congress then there were
Republicans from 1982-1984)
(in rounded Millions of dollars)
>From 1982-1984 the Debt rose from (base debt) 1,197,073 to 1,662,966 -
an increase of 465,893.
The amount of increase / The base debt = its percentage increase
so 465,893 / 1,197,073 = 0.38919 = 38.9%
>From this information I can say -
>From 1982 through 1984, when the Democrats had a majority in Congress,
the National Debt increased by 38.9%
And the last thing I did -
Averaged all those individual National Debt increases when Democrats
had a majority of Congress = 25.125%
Averaged all those individual National Debt increases when Republicans
had a majority of Congress = 10.57%
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My Data only looks at 2 things -
1. The Yearly National Debt
2. And the total number of Democrats versus the total number of
Republicans in Congress per 2 year term
Nothing else is relevant. Not Voodoo Economics. Not the Gross
Domestic Product. Not TARP. Not Reagan. Not Bush. Not Clinton.
If you do not understand my chart, you may want to ask someone who is
good with numbers to help you out.
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www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/Content/PDF/debt.pdf
Change the '1982' at the end of each of these links to whatever year
you wish to look up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_1982
- OR -
Change the '110th' in the middle of this link to whatever numbered
congress you wish to look up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress
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