Talk:History of the U.S. public debt
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[edit] Expansion request
It would be nice to see inflation-adjusted figures (for whatever range that's feasible), and as percentage of GDP and per capita. -- Beland 08:18, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
- I feel in my opinion, that the table is very mis-leading. Where is the surplus that President Clinton created and yes, he did create a Surplus.MagnumSerpentine9-7-6
To anwser your question, the surplus slowly dissolved through president Bush's regime in Iraq. Then he started deficit spending, which may not be covering the rate of inflation.