111th Congress Added More Debt Than First 100 Congresses Combined

Excerpt from cnsnews.com:

The federal government has accumulated more new debt--$3.22 trillion—during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined ...

The 111th Congress not only has set the record as the most debt-accumulating Congress in U.S. history, but also has out-stripped its nearest competitor, the 110th, by an astounding $1.262 trillion in new debt ...

Democrats controlled both the House and Senate in the 110th and 111th Congresses ...

The $3.22 trillion in new debt accumulated during the record-setting 111th Congress is more than three times the $1.054 trillion in new debt accumulated by the last Republican-majority Congress (the 109th) ...

In her inaugural address as speaker, Pelosi vowed that [the 110th] Congress would engage in no new deficit spending ...
 
Even at low rates of CPI and inflation, the growth is still compounding, so it's logical to assume that, aside from the occasional dip, government spending will be on an upward curve. Not to imply that all government spending is "ok", of course, that's another matter.

Anyway, what's important to consider is ability to pay, that's what is key. Can we, if the economy improves, we end a couple of wars, and our export initiative is successful, for some examples, could we expect revenue growth sufficient to pay down this debt?
 
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Excerpt from cnsnews.com:

The federal government has accumulated more new debt--$3.22 trillion—during the tenure of the 111th Congress than it did during the first 100 Congresses combined ...

The 111th Congress not only has set the record as the most debt-accumulating Congress in U.S. history, but also has out-stripped its nearest competitor, the 110th, by an astounding $1.262 trillion in new debt ...

Democrats controlled both the House and Senate in the 110th and 111th Congresses ...

The $3.22 trillion in new debt accumulated during the record-setting 111th Congress is more than three times the $1.054 trillion in new debt accumulated by the last Republican-majority Congress (the 109th) ...

In her inaugural address as speaker, Pelosi vowed that [the 110th] Congress would engage in no new deficit spending ...


Its the President who proposes the federal budget to Congress.Guess what 2 Presidents were the biggest deficit spenders and added the most to the national debt ?:)
 
Quote from Range Rover:

Its the President who proposes the federal budget to Congress.Guess what 2 Presidents were the biggest deficit spenders and added the most to the national debt ?:)

you can redirect the topic whichever direction you want, but the OP's post still stands. the current congress is the worst congress in spending, ever, despite a pledge by the wicked witch of the west to make it not so.
 
Quote from shortie:

lots of inflation since the 1st congress. the headline is misleading to say the least.

really? three times as much inflation in 2009-2010 than in 2007-2008?

you wanna check that?
 
Quote from Tsing Tao:

the current congress is the worst congress in spending, ever, despite a pledge by the wicked witch of the west to make it not so.

And 2 of the 3 previous GOP Presidents were the worst at deficit spending despite fiscal conservatism being one of the partys biggest principles

After the last 2 years of promising fiscal conservatism the Republicans in Congress just voted to add 900 billion to the national debt

Unless Congress has a veto proof majority the federal budget starts and ends with the President and Bush 2 and Reagan did most of the damage to this country's finances
 
Quote from Range Rover:

Its the President who proposes the federal budget to Congress. Guess what 2 Presidents were the biggest deficit spenders and added the most to the national debt ? :)
George W Bush made the mistake of compromising with Democrats.
Nevertheless, the main lesson here is the Democrats are clearly screwed up.
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Quote from Tsing Tao:

really? three times as much inflation in 2009-2010 than in 2007-2008?

you wanna check that?
Than First 100 Congresses Combined
 
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