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The Parties and the Economy III: Starting With ReaganBy Michael Kinsley
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Taxes |
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Spending |
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Deficit |
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"Bureau-crats" |
National Debt |
Inflation |
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Jobs |
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Growth |
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Federal government receipts as % of
GDP |
change in Federal receipts as % of
GDP |
Federal gov't outlays as % of GDP |
change in Federal outlays as % of
GDP |
defense outlays as % of total
outlays |
change in non-defense outlays as %
of GDP |
Surplus(+)/ Deficit(-) as % of GDP |
change in surplus/deficit as % of
GDP |
federal civilian employees (000) |
change in civilian employees |
federal debt held by public as % of
GDP |
change in fed debt held by public
as % GDP |
Consumer Price Index (1984=100) |
change in consumer price index |
total employed (thousand) |
change in total employed
("jobs created," thousands) |
Real GDP (billions of year 2000
dollars) |
% change in real GDP |
President |
House |
Senate |
Control of Congress (S=split) |
Control of both branches |
| 1981 |
19.60 |
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22.20 |
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22.20 |
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(2.60) |
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1,159.00 |
1,159.00 |
25.80 |
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90.90 |
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100,397.00 |
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5,291.70 |
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R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
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| 1982 |
19.10 |
(0.50) |
23.10 |
0.90 |
24.20 |
0.24 |
(4.00) |
(1.40) |
1,121.00 |
1,122.40 |
28.60 |
2.80 |
96.50 |
5.60 |
99,526.00 |
(871.00) |
5,189.30 |
(1.94) |
R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
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| 1983 |
17.50 |
(1.60) |
23.50 |
0.40 |
25.30 |
0.04 |
(6.00) |
(2.00) |
1,131.00 |
1,133.00 |
33.10 |
4.50 |
99.60 |
3.10 |
100,834.00 |
1,308.00 |
5,423.80 |
4.52
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R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
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| 1984 |
17.40 |
(0.10) |
22.20 |
(1.30) |
25.90 |
(1.10) |
(4.80) |
1.20 |
1,127.00 |
1,125.80 |
34.00 |
0.90 |
103.90 |
4.30 |
105,005.00 |
4,171.00 |
5,813.60 |
7.19
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R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
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| 1985 |
17.70 |
0.30 |
22.90 |
0.70 |
25.90 |
0.52 |
(5.10) |
(0.30) |
1,145.00 |
1,145.30 |
36.40 |
2.40 |
107.60 |
3.70 |
107,150.00 |
2,145.00 |
6,053.70 |
4.13 |
R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
|
| 1986 |
17.40 |
(0.30) |
22.40 |
(0.50) |
26.80 |
(0.57) |
(5.00) |
0.10
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1,108.00 |
1,107.90 |
39.40 |
3.00 |
109.60 |
2.00 |
109,597.00 |
2,447.00 |
6,263.60 |
3.47 |
R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
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| 1987 |
18.40 |
1.00 |
21.60 |
(0.80) |
27.30 |
(0.69) |
(3.20) |
1.80 |
1,142.00 |
1,140.20 |
40.70 |
1.30 |
113.60 |
4.00 |
112,440.00 |
2,843.00 |
6,475.10 |
3.38 |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
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| 1988 |
18.20 |
(0.20) |
21.30 |
(0.30) |
26.50 |
(0.05) |
(3.10) |
0.10 |
1,172.00 |
1,171.90 |
41.00 |
0.30
|
118.30 |
4.70 |
114,968.00 |
2,528.00 |
6,742.70 |
4.13 |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
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| 1989 |
18.40 |
0.20
|
21.20 |
(0.10) |
25.80 |
0.07 |
(2.80) |
0.30 |
1,162.00 |
1,161.70 |
40.60 |
(0.40) |
124.00 |
5.70 |
117,342.00 |
2,374.00 |
6,981.40 |
3.54 |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
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| 1990 |
18.00 |
(0.40) |
21.80 |
0.60
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23.10 |
1.03 |
(3.90) |
(1.10) |
1,216.00 |
1,217.10 |
42.00 |
1.40 |
130.70 |
6.70 |
118,793.00 |
1,451.00 |
7,112.50 |
1.88 |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
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| 1991 |
17.80 |
(0.20) |
22.30 |
0.50 |
19.80 |
1.12 |
(4.50) |
(0.60) |
1,230.00 |
1,230.60 |
45.30 |
3.30 |
136.20 |
5.50 |
117,718.00 |
(1,075.00) |
7,100.50 |
(0.17) |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
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| 1992 |
17.50 |
(0.30) |
22.10 |
(0.20) |
20.70 |
(0.36) |
(4.70) |
(0.20) |
1,274.00 |
1,274.20 |
48.10 |
2.80 |
140.30 |
4.10 |
118,492.00 |
774.00 |
7,336.60 |
3.33 |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
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| 1993 |
17.60 |
0.10
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21.40 |
(0.70) |
19.80 |
(0.36) |
(3.90) |
0.80 |
1,266.00 |
1,265.20 |
49.40 |
1.30 |
144.50 |
4.20 |
120,259.00 |
1,767.00 |
7,532.70 |
2.67 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
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| 1994 |
18.10 |
0.50 |
21.00 |
(0.40) |
18.40 |
(0.03) |
(2.90) |
1.00 |
1,235.00 |
1,234.00 |
49.30 |
(0.10) |
148.20 |
3.70 |
123,060.00 |
2,801.00 |
7,835.50 |
4.02 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
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| 1995 |
18.50 |
0.40
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20.70 |
(0.30) |
17.10 |
0.02 |
(2.20) |
0.70 |
1,210.00 |
1,209.30 |
49.20 |
(0.10) |
152.40 |
4.20 |
124,900.00 |
1,840.00 |
8,031.70 |
2.50 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
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| 1996 |
18.90 |
0.40
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20.30 |
(0.40) |
16.20 |
(0.15) |
(1.40) |
0.80 |
1,166.00 |
1,165.20 |
48.50 |
(0.70) |
156.90 |
4.50 |
126,708.00 |
1,808.00 |
8,328.90 |
3.70 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
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| 1997 |
19.30 |
0.40
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19.60 |
(0.70) |
16.10 |
(0.57) |
(0.30) |
1.10 |
1,149.00 |
1,147.90 |
46.10 |
(2.40) |
160.50 |
3.60 |
129,558.00 |
2,850.00 |
8,703.50 |
4.50 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
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| 1998 |
20.00 |
0.70
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19.20 |
(0.40) |
15.50 |
(0.22) |
0.80 |
1.10 |
1,163.00 |
1,161.90 |
43.10 |
(3.00) |
163.00 |
2.50 |
131,463.00 |
1,905.00 |
9,066.90 |
4.18 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
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| 1999 |
20.00 |
0.00 |
18.70 |
(0.50) |
15.40 |
(0.40) |
1.40 |
0.60 |
1,155.00 |
1,154.40 |
39.80 |
(3.30) |
166.60 |
3.60 |
133,488.00 |
2,025.00 |
9,470.30 |
4.45 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
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| 2000 |
20.90 |
0.90
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18.40 |
(0.30) |
15.70 |
(0.31) |
2.40 |
1.00 |
1,127.00 |
1,126.00 |
35.10 |
(4.70) |
172.20 |
5.60 |
136,891.00 |
3,403.00 |
9,817.00 |
3.66 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
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| 2001 |
19.80 |
(1.10) |
18.50 |
0.10
|
15.60 |
0.10 |
1.30 |
(1.10) |
1,145.00 |
1,146.10 |
33.00 |
(2.10) |
177.10 |
4.90 |
136,993.00 |
102.00 |
9,890.70 |
0.75 |
R |
R |
D |
S |
S |
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| 2002 |
17.90 |
(1.90) |
19.40 |
0.90
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16.50 |
0.58 |
(1.50) |
(2.80) |
1,173.00 |
1,175.80 |
34.10 |
1.10 |
179.90 |
2.80 |
136,485.00 |
(508.00) |
10,048.80 |
1.60 |
R |
R |
D |
S |
S |
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| 2003 |
16.50 |
(1.40) |
20.00 |
0.60
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18.00 |
0.20 |
(3.50) |
(2.00) |
1,231.00 |
1,233.00 |
36.20 |
2.10 |
184.00 |
4.10 |
137,736.00 |
1,251.00 |
10,320.60 |
2.70 |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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| 2004 |
16.30 |
(0.20) |
19.90 |
(0.10) |
19.10 |
(0.30) |
(3.60) |
(0.10) |
1,238.00 |
1,238.10 |
37.20 |
1.00 |
188.90 |
4.90 |
139,252.00 |
1,516.00 |
10,755.70 |
4.22 |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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| 2005 |
17.50 |
1.20 |
20.10 |
0.20
|
19.20 |
0.14 |
(2.60) |
1.00 |
1,224.00 |
1,223.00 |
37.40 |
0.20
|
195.30 |
6.40 |
141,730.00 |
2,478.00 |
11,131.10 |
3.49 |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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| Average |
18.33
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(0.09) |
20.95
|
(0.09) |
20.64
|
(0.04) |
(2.63) |
0.00 |
1,178.76 |
1,178.76 |
39.74
|
0.48 |
142.43 |
4.35 |
121,631.40
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1,722.21
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7,868.72
|
3.16
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| Average R President |
17.94
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(0.32) |
21.44
|
0.09
|
22.46
|
0.06
|
(3.51) |
(0.42) |
1,176.35
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1,176.77
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37.23
|
1.45
|
135.08
|
4.26
|
118,497.53
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1,349.06
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7,525.38
|
2.72
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| Average D President |
19.16
|
0.43
|
19.91
|
(0.46) |
16.78
|
(0.25) |
(0.76) |
0.89
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1,183.88
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1,182.99
|
45.06
|
(1.63) |
158.04
|
3.99
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128,290.88
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2,299.88
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8,598.31
|
3.71
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| R v. D |
R |
R |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
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| Average R Congress |
18.66
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0.27
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19.66
|
(0.21) |
16.92
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(0.18) |
(1.00) |
0.47
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1,184.78
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1,184.31
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41.40
|
(1.21) |
171.09
|
4.38
|
133,525.11
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2,119.56
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9,513.97
|
3.71
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| Average D Congress |
18.00
|
0.09
|
21.59
|
(0.18) |
22.68
|
0.09
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(3.63) |
0.26
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1,212.13
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1,211.86
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44.55
|
1.24
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131.98
|
4.83
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117,884.00
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1,682.88
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7,139.63
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2.85
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| Average Split Congress |
18.30
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(0.65) |
21.78
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0.15
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22.80
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(0.02) |
(3.46) |
(0.79) |
1,138.63
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1,139.41
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33.05
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1.58
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120.64
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3.30
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111,998.38
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1,099.25
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6,746.90
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2.46
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| R v. D |
D |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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| Split Congress v. D or R? |
S |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
S |
S |
S |
DR |
S |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
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| R Congress AND White House |
16.77
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(0.13) |
20.00
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0.23
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18.77
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0.01
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(3.23) |
(0.37) |
1,231.00
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1,231.37
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36.93
|
1.10
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189.40
|
5.13
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139,572.67
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1,748.33
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10,735.80
|
3.47
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| D Congress AND White House |
17.85
|
0.30
|
21.20
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(0.55) |
19.10
|
(0.19) |
(3.40) |
0.90
|
1,250.50
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1,249.60
|
49.35
|
0.60
|
146.35
|
3.95
|
121,659.50
|
2,284.00
|
7,684.10
|
3.35
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| Split
branches |
18.62
|
(0.12) |
21.07
|
(0.09) |
21.08
|
(0.03) |
(2.46) |
(0.04) |
1,163.75
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1,163.79
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39.20
|
0.36
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134.99
|
4.06
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118,937.40
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1,576.00
|
7,457.12
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2.94
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| R v. D |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
D |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
D |
D |
D |
R |
D |
R |
R |
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| Split branches v. D or R? |
DR |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
S |
DR |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
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