At 10:53 PM 1/18/2005 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: Here are the numbers for debt held by the Public as a percentage of GDP held at the end of each term:
>'46 109% >Truman 62% >Eisenhower I 52% Eisenhower II 46% >Kennedy I 40% >Johnson 33% >Nixon I 27.3% >Ford 27.5% >Carter 26% >Reagan I 34% Reagan II 41% >GHW Bush 48.2% >Clinton I 48.5% >Clinton II 35% >2002 34%. >2004 (prelim?) 37% >I'll be happy to agree that from Truman on, real debt reduction was >bipartisian. But, it is clear that Reagan and the two Bushes raised the >debt tremendously. Not so clear in terms of debt held by the public. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
