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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

GRAPH: How much debt did each president leave the country?


Take a look at how much debt each president left the country.

President Franklin Roosevelt, who presided over most of World War II, left the country with more debt than any other president to date. Public debt as a share of GDP was at 95.7 percent in 1944, his last full calendar year in office.

There was no public debt in 1836, President Andrew Jackson's final year in office. Presidents Martin Van Buren, John Tyler and Franklin Pierce are the only other presidents to leave office with debt at 1 percent of GDP or less.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like Ike's numbers. His administration completely rebuilt the country's highways (Interstate System), yet his ratios were about half that of Obama.
What did the Obama administration build other than a failed healthcare website. Oh, yeah...forgot the free Obama phones.
Happy Trails you destroyer of the American Dream!

Anonymous said...

We will see where the Southern White House (Florida) does for the economy. I know I'm sick of paying for those trips already.

Anonymous said...

But you are okay with paying for the former First Lady, her mother and two daughters and even the dog travel the world on your dime??

Anonymous said...

The Trumps are opening company's and hire WE THE PEOPLE. I'm confused of how your complaining? When they are in the air money is being made in US... The old post office obama let close in D.C. trumps built a Hotel and employed Americans during the campaign. The list goes on. Cry about something real because this comment doesn't flush.

Anonymous said...

7:41, ....sure beats Hawaii. Obama used AF1 as his, and his family, personal vacation transport vehicle.

Anonymous said...

People ask me ,what has Obama done while he was President for 8years that has left a great impression on you when he was in the WH!!I thought and thought and thought for at least 30 minutes and I came up with nothing. When asked what he did I didn't like I was able to come up with so much! Obamacare= sucks, took so many vacations on tax payers money. Made racism in America worse , especial;;y between whites and blacks. Opened our boarders so anyone could come in illegally without being vetted, put us trillions of dollars in dept, helped pay for sanitary cities and encouraged protests!! I Could keep going but I BE TYPING FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO!!