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On Jun 7, 11:51 am, jim wrote:

So here is a quiz
Which presidents have made government bigger?

The all time champions for the last 5 presidents are
George W Bush and Ronald Reagon.

Federal spending

last Carter Budget = $ 0.68 Trillion
last Reagon Budget $ 1.14 Trillion + 68%
last Bush1 Budget $ 1.41 Trillion + 24%
last Clinton Budget $ 1.86 Trillion + 32%
last Bush2 Budget $ 3.52 Trillion + 89%

2011 budget $ 3.83 Trillion + 9% so far

And if you want to go back a bit more
The Federal spending more than doubled during
The 8 years under Nixon and Ford

Why do you avoid including Obama? I am under the impression that he
is one of the last five presidents.

I included the projected budget spending for the current year.
So far that represents a 9% increase.
I believe the projected budget (CBO)
if Obama completes 8 years would be
federal spending will grow to 4.6 trillion
so adding that to the Table

Federal spending

last Carter Budget $ 0.68 Trillion
last Reagon Budget $ 1.14 Trillion + 68%
last Bush1 Budget $ 1.41 Trillion + 24%
last Clinton Budget $ 1.86 Trillion + 32%
last Bush2 Budget $ 3.52 Trillion + 89%
last Obama Budget $ 4.6 Trillion + 31%