If anyone can do it, President Obama can.
Can anyone run $5 Trillion dollars in deficit in just one term. In three words, "Yes He Can":
Can anyone run $5 Trillion dollars in deficit in just one term. In three words, "Yes He Can":
| President Bush | President Obama | ||||
| Year | Deficit | Year | Deficit | ||
| 2001/02/01 - 2001/09/30 | $ -53,129 | 2009/02/01 - 2009/09/30 | $ 1,019,780 | ||
| 2002/09/30 | $ 158,520 | 2010/09/30 | $ 1,294,204 | ||
| 2003/09/30 | $ 374,219 | 2011/09/30 | $ 1,298,614 | ||
| 2004/09/30 | $ 412,553 | 2012/08/31 | $ 1,164,372 | ||
| 2005/09/30 | $ 318,615 | 2013/09/30 | |||
| 2006/09/30 | $ 247,698 | 2014/09/30 | |||
| 2007/09/30 | $ 162,833 | 2015/09/30 | |||
| 2008/09/30 | $ 454,806 | 2016/09/30 | |||
| 2008/10/01 - 2009/02/01 | $ 395,943 | 2016/10/01 - 2017/02/01 | |||
| Totals: | $ 2,472,058 | Totals: | $ 4,776,970 | ||
It is definitely a long shot, but it is possible. He has blown out last years numbers with a consistency that is absolutely amazing.
There is hope...
There is no change...
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