Unfortunately, I do not know the narratives as to why spending increased or decreased. There is little to go on other than news reports that are themselves biased and inaccurate.
I am letting the numbers speak for themselves. We cannot go back in time and try to conclude why a budget was more or less; we can only say that it was. Attempting to rationalize spending is extremely difficult and horribly inaccurate. What political pressures were exerted is unknown, as everything from personal political views to political lobbyists play heavy in all political actions, and those activities are simply unknown.
>We cannot go back in time and try to conclude why a budget was more or less; we can only say that it was.<
Looking at the war years it explains why businesses love them. Gov’t spends during them like there’s no tomorrow.