The average annual real increases in domestic discretionary spending:
LBJ 1965-69 4.3%
Richard Nixon 1970-75 6.8%
Gerald Ford 1976-77 8.0%
Jimmy Carter 1978-81 2.0%
Ronald Reagan 1982-89 -1.3%
George H.W. Bush 1990-93 4.0%
Bill Clinton 1994-2001 2.5%
George W. Bush 2002-04 8.2%
(Source: Club for Growth, based on U.S. Budget, Historical Tables, 2004, courtesy of Bill Bonner)
