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Political Factoid
During the Bush years, the Republicans
readily raised* the national debt limit
five times for a total of $4 trillion.
| 1 |
2002 |
$450 billion increase |
| 2 |
2003 |
$900 billion increase |
| 3 |
2004 |
$800 billion increase |
| - |
2005 |
(no increase) |
| 4 |
2006 |
$781 billion increase |
| 5 |
2007 |
$850 billion increase |
| Total |
$3,781 billion ($4 trillion) |
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Without so much as a blink of the eye
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