Comments on: Presidential Spending: Expenditures by Year http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/ Thu, 27 May 2010 10:10:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tikel Mebitts http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-4276 Tikel Mebitts Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:14:59 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-4276 This is wack - it's framed to show us how Obama is spending SO much. Look at the data over the last 100 yrs (it's easy to find). As a percentage of GDP it's somewhat stable over the last 60 - however, when you look at how much actual spending has increased, under both Rs and Ds, it's apparent we've been socialists (using the contemporary definition) since Truman.... Why did we even have a Cold War? ...probably the tri-lateral commission or maybe bush's grandfather and hitler planned everything. This is wack – it's framed to show us how Obama is spending SO much. Look at the data over the last 100 yrs (it's easy to find). As a percentage of GDP it's somewhat stable over the last 60 – however, when you look at how much actual spending has increased, under both Rs and Ds, it's apparent we've been socialists (using the contemporary definition) since Truman…. Why did we even have a Cold War? …probably the tri-lateral commission or maybe bush's grandfather and hitler planned everything.

]]> By: BrandonAbell http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-4244 BrandonAbell Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:01:15 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-4244 Take Political Science 101. Spending comes from the House of Representatives, not the President. That makes this graph pretty meaningless. It would be like graphing military blunders by congressional class. Makes no sense. Take Political Science 101. Spending comes from the House of Representatives, not the President. That makes this graph pretty meaningless. It would be like graphing military blunders by congressional class. Makes no sense.

]]> By: David http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-4243 David Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:40:06 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-4243 The "point" is that it's relative. Is it bad if you paid $5000 in taxes? If you make $10,000 a year yes, if you make $1 million a year, no. Just like that, spending ONLY matters in relative terms to how much money the economy has...not an absolute number like $5000. Our government, under Democrat or Republican, hasn't really changed that much...spending relative to the economy was lowest under a Democrat and highest under the current Democrat (thought to be FAIR most of that is short term economic disaster correction...he better not KEEP spending that much, we'll see) The “point” is that it's relative. Is it bad if you paid $5000 in taxes? If you make $10,000 a year yes, if you make $1 million a year, no. Just like that, spending ONLY matters in relative terms to how much money the economy has…not an absolute number like $5000. Our government, under Democrat or Republican, hasn't really changed that much…spending relative to the economy was lowest under a Democrat and highest under the current Democrat (thought to be FAIR most of that is short term economic disaster correction…he better not KEEP spending that much, we'll see)

]]> By: victortrac http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-4242 victortrac Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:38:59 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-4242 This graph is idiotic. The super imposed bars are meaningless when trying to show a ratio. This graph is idiotic. The super imposed bars are meaningless when trying to show a ratio.

]]> By: kpierce http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-4240 kpierce Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:55:38 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-4240 With inflation? With inflation?

]]> By: CJ http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-13942 CJ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-13942 take inflation into account? If not then, misleading EPIC FAIL. If so, good job :) take inflation into account? If not then, misleading EPIC FAIL. If so, good job :)

]]> By: NB. http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-13941 NB. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-13941 Not starting a bar chart from 0? Flag Not starting a bar chart from 0?

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]]> By: erik http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/presidential-spending-expenditures-by-year/#comment-13940 erik Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.visualeconomics.com/?p=1849#comment-13940 waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay misleading... adjust for inflation! the spending breakdown is the only useful information here to the layperson. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay misleading… adjust for inflation! the spending breakdown is the only useful information here to the layperson.

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