So, - - - - Do you get it? Jessie Ventura said; “Politics today is exactly like pro wrestling, I’m gonna kick your butt, you are a this and that, but behind the scenes they are all buddies, they go out and have dinner with each other and talk about times. It is show biz” Get it Yet??? Your voting in members of the same staff.
On Nov 21, 4:46 pm, Dave <k19j...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > . > . > . > . > 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% > . > . > . > . > . > 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. > . > . > . > . > .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 > uphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_e...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 > uphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
