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<blockquote data-quote="Turdferguson" data-source="post: 3365050" data-attributes="member: 61703"><p>"Is it fair to blame any president for events over which he had no control? During Obama's terms, there was less <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/current-u-s-federal-government-tax-revenue-3305762" target="_blank">federal income</a> than usual. The recession and the <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/president-george-bush-tax-cuts-3306331" target="_blank">Bush tax cuts</a> reduced tax receipts. At the same time, the cost of <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/social-security-trust-fund-history-solvency-how-to-fix-it-3305890" target="_blank">Social Security</a>, Medicare, and other <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/current-federal-mandatory-spending-3305772" target="_blank">mandatory programs</a> continued to increase. The <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/war-on-terror-facts-costs-timeline-3306300" target="_blank">War on Terror</a>, although technically over, was still being fought in <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-afghanistan-war-timeline-economic-impact-4122493" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a> and <a href="https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-iraq-war-timeline-economic-impact-3306301" target="_blank">Iraq</a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.thebalance.com/national-debt-under-obama-3306293" target="_blank">How Much Did Obama Add to the Nation's Debt?</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turdferguson, post: 3365050, member: 61703"] "Is it fair to blame any president for events over which he had no control? During Obama's terms, there was less [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/current-u-s-federal-government-tax-revenue-3305762']federal income[/URL] than usual. The recession and the [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/president-george-bush-tax-cuts-3306331']Bush tax cuts[/URL] reduced tax receipts. At the same time, the cost of [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/social-security-trust-fund-history-solvency-how-to-fix-it-3305890']Social Security[/URL], Medicare, and other [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/current-federal-mandatory-spending-3305772']mandatory programs[/URL] continued to increase. The [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/war-on-terror-facts-costs-timeline-3306300']War on Terror[/URL], although technically over, was still being fought in [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-afghanistan-war-timeline-economic-impact-4122493']Afghanistan[/URL] and [URL='https://www.thebalance.com/cost-of-iraq-war-timeline-economic-impact-3306301']Iraq[/URL]." [URL="https://www.thebalance.com/national-debt-under-obama-3306293"]How Much Did Obama Add to the Nation's Debt?[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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