How Much Were We In Debt In 2008?
At the start of President Clinton’s first term, public debt reached a peak of 49.5 percent of GDP. However, by the conclusion of Clinton’s administration, it had dropped to 34.5 percent of GDP, thanks to lower military spending, higher taxes (in 1990, 1993, and 1997), and more tax revenue from the 1990s boom. Budget constraints […]
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