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That may be true--I'd like to know what specific tax cuts you're referring to. It also looks like it was the 80's when the debt really started growing, accordin
by coolj 14y ago
That may be true--I'd like to know what specific tax cuts you're referring to. It also looks like it was the 80's when the debt really started growing, according to the numbers in that article. It's true that government spending (as % of GDP) never went back to pre-war levels, and has continued to increase: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending#United_States_of_America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending#United_Stat...
- timr 14y agoI'm referrig to the massive drop in all tax rates starting around 1979(which are clearly visible in the chart on the page that this comment thread is discussing.)