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The Parties and the Economy IV: Reagan and LagBy 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 |
|
22.20 |
|
22.20 |
|
(2.60) |
|
1,159.00 |
1,159.00 |
25.80 |
|
90.90 |
|
100,397.00 |
#REF! |
5,291.70 |
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D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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
|
R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
|
| 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
|
R |
D |
R |
S |
S |
|
| 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
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
R |
S |
S |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 1990 |
18.00 |
(0.40) |
21.80 |
0.60
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 1993 |
17.60 |
0.10
|
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 |
R |
D |
D |
D |
S |
|
| 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 |
|
| 1995 |
18.50 |
0.40
|
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 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
|
| 1996 |
18.90 |
0.40
|
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 |
|
| 1997 |
19.30 |
0.40
|
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 |
|
| 1998 |
20.00 |
0.70
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 2000 |
20.90 |
0.90
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
D |
R |
R |
R |
S |
|
| 2002 |
17.90 |
(1.90) |
19.40 |
0.90
|
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 |
|
| 2003 |
16.50 |
(1.40) |
20.00 |
0.60
|
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 |
D |
S |
S |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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| Average |
18.33
|
(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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#REF! |
7,868.72
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3.16
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| Average R President |
16.66
|
(0.25) |
20.31
|
0.05
|
21.41
|
0.03
|
(3.66) |
(0.31) |
1,115.29
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1,115.60
|
36.68
|
1.65
|
127.82
|
4.22
|
111,607.47
|
1,447.00
|
7,075.39
|
2.83
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|
| Average D President |
19.46
|
0.24
|
19.84
|
(0.32) |
16.91
|
(0.17) |
(0.39) |
0.58
|
1,167.67
|
1,167.09
|
41.10
|
(1.82) |
154.20
|
3.62
|
127,050.89
|
#REF! |
8,492.91
|
3.08
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| R v. D |
R |
R |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
D |
D |
#REF! |
D |
D |
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| Average R Congress |
16.97
|
0.26
|
17.19
|
(0.23) |
14.76
|
(0.19) |
(0.22) |
0.49
|
1,040.78
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1,040.29
|
35.58
|
(1.67) |
153.39
|
4.00
|
119,564.78
|
1,787.44
|
8,573.79
|
3.22
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| Average D Congress |
18.19
|
0.01
|
21.56
|
(0.10) |
21.49
|
0.16
|
(3.40) |
0.11
|
1,213.78
|
1,213.67
|
43.41
|
0.94
|
131.72
|
4.31
|
117,325.44
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#REF! |
7,107.26
|
2.43
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| Average Split Congress |
17.74
|
(0.56) |
21.89
|
0.11
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23.74
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(0.10) |
(4.14) |
(0.68) |
1,147.25
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1,147.93
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35.31
|
2.26
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124.34
|
3.70
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113,596.63
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1,598.25
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6,948.56
|
3.13
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| R v. D |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
R |
#REF! |
R |
R |
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| Split Congress v. D or R? |
DR |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
S |
DR |
S |
S |
DR |
#REF! |
DR |
S |
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| R Congress AND White House |
11.27
|
0.33
|
13.33
|
0.03
|
12.77
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(0.05) |
(2.07) |
0.30
|
820.67
|
820.37
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24.87
|
0.40
|
128.07
|
3.77
|
93,660.67
|
1,331.33
|
7,295.60
|
2.57
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| D Congress AND White House |
18.73
|
0.30
|
21.30
|
(0.23) |
19.23
|
(0.00) |
(2.57) |
0.57
|
1,201.33
|
1,200.77
|
41.43
|
(0.07) |
130.50
|
2.63
|
116,119.00
|
#REF! |
7,052.97
|
2.17
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| Split
branches |
18.42
|
(0.20) |
21.00
|
(0.08) |
21.01
|
(0.04) |
(2.59) |
(0.13) |
1,170.15
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1,170.28
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39.73
|
0.53
|
139.25
|
4.26
|
120,572.30
|
1,634.90
|
7,683.61
|
3.08
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| R v. D |
R |
D |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
R |
R |
D |
R |
D |
D |
#REF! |
R |
R |
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| Split branches v. D or R? |
DR |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
S |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
DR |
S |
#REF! |
S |
S |
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