Federal Budget Deficit as % of GDP:
1970s 2.1%
1980s 3.0%
1990s 2.2%
2006 1.9%
Federal Revenue as % of GDP:
1962 18.2%
2006 18.4%
Top Federal Tax Rate
1965 70%
1975 70%
1985 31%
1995 40%
2005 35%
Home Ownership Percentage
1965 63%
1975 68%
1985 64%
1995 65%
2005 69%
Under Bush, funding for the U.N. system has grown from $3.1 billion in 2001 to $5.3 billion in 2005.
The graph is very helpful. Still, it would be an accomplishment if the Republicans would do more to get domestic spending under control.