[moonshot925]

The national debt increased by 1147% under FDR.

[PGR88]

Who bought all that debt?

Asia was poor and both Europe and Asia were at war. They couldn’t buy it. I think the Federal Reserve was much more conservative back then (certainly not like now!). Was it all funded through Americans’ savings?

[MadIsh32]

Yea, I wish we had held military spending firm from 1941-1945. Maybe the debt wouldn’t have skyrocketed

This is a silly opinion

[Gabrial]

So 258 Billion is supposed to be bigger than Obama’s 5 Trillion?

This must be public school math.

[bigdaddy45]

I’m not going to defend FDR’s social policies, but WWII was kind of expensive.

[Secret Agent Man]

Seeing that he died April 12, 1945, not all that debt is attributable to him.

Further I am sure Obama is working to try to beat it.

It really means nothing though compared to how much more the debt is now. This one guy has increased the debt by more than all the first 40 presidents combined.

[publius911]

FDR presided over the largest, longest running World War in history.
What kind of idiot comparison is that?

FDR committed many unconstitutional moves that he can be blamed for.

This isn't one of them.
The US bore the brunt of the financial cost of that war.