Reply #16: I see it differently.....although I see your point

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Instead of unstable, though, I see it as a chart of the true impact of Reagan economics, which has been sh*t.

The myth is that the Great Society under LBJ was enormously expensive, and then Jimmy Carter wrecked the economy even worse until Reagan came along and saved it. The facts show the opposite.

The Great Society and Vietnam War cost the U.S., but not that badly. Costs rose as Nixon escalated the war and inflation and high oil costs in the 1970s caused a recession. Things were not as bad under Carter as they were advertised by the opposition.

Things took a major dive under Reagan but started to recover a little toward the end of his second term, until Poppy got a hold of the country and drove the deficit to record lows. Waaaaaay worse than anything LBJ or Carter ever did! We never hear that from the talking heads!

The remarkable thing is what Clinton did for the U.S. economy. We see this amazing turn-around: record deficits turned into a wonderful surplus.

Until shrub got a hold of the country and outdid his daddy by breaking the previous record for the basement.

If we can wake up the country, get them to put down the kool-aid, and recognize that the U.S. economy does well under Democrats, maybe we could live in that nice blue spike forever. Well I can dream....