- The smallest Government Spender since Eisenhower is Barack Obama. The dramatic increase in spending was a result of President Bush and President Obama's Stimulus to save the economy in 2008-09. Since then spending under Obama has not risen more than 4.5% (compared with Reagan's 8.7% average). http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-05-22/commentary/31802270_1_spending-federal-budget-drunken-sailor 3 comments politics
- WSJ: Obama spending binge a myth. http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-05-22/commentary/31802270_1_spending-federal-budget-drunken-sailor 7 comments politics
Linking pages
- Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama? http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/ 1467 comments
- Why President Obama is right about the GOP - The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/28/why-president-obama-is-right-about-the-gop/?tid=socialss 17 comments
- Political Packrat: The Truth About Federal Spending Under President Obama http://politicalpackrat.blogspot.com/2012/06/truth-about-federal-spending-under.html 12 comments
- Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama? http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/2/ 11 comments
- Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama? http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/?go=1 6 comments
- Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama? http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/?amp%3Bgoogle_editors_picks=true 5 comments