rightwinger
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The biggest damage to the recovery was Republicans insisting that austerity spending was needed during a period of extreme recession
Throw on the brakes when we are trying to get the economic engine running again
Please show with reasonable detail how Obama's doubling of debt has resulted in getting "the economic engine running again".
First of all Obama has not doubled the debt
Secondly, the increase in the debt was a result of economic obligations made long before Obama took office
No other President has had to try to balance the budget during a major recession. Demanding it is pure idiocy.
Obama's national debt rate on track to double - Washington Times
National Debt has increased more under Obama than under Bush
Obama Has More Than Doubled Marketable U.S. Debt
Your first problem is you quote the Washington Times...next time try the National Enquirer
The national debt will be slightly over $19 trillion in Jan 2017
Given it was $10.5 trillion when Obama took office........no, that is not doubled
Bush left his successor with budget debt that carried over into their term. Things like Two wars, reduced revenue, a recession impacting tax revenue and Medicare Part D
Obama will leave his sucessor a budget that is nearly balanced
The only reason that Obama isn't over 20 trillion NOW, Winger is that the Democrats lost the 2010 midterms and he couldn't govern the way he wanted. We've saved money because of Sequestration...not because Barry was tightening Government's belt! It's the GOP saying no that's caused that...not Barry cutting budgets.
You also have to throw in letting the Bush tax cuts expire which raised revenue to over $3 trillion