I'm trusting that the figures in your post is true because I don't have the time or inclination to research it. So what are you trying to say? Data doesn't tell the whole story. What was the United States supposed to do when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor? Sorry bad time for a war, come back when my Christmas club matures! The fact is our major debt is caused by social service programs. Wouldn't it be possible that debt increases would occur in a republican administration because of laws passed by a previous Democrat administration? Welfare was passed by Johnson and that weight has increased for every president since. The purpose of the government is to build and maintain infrastructure and defense of the nation. It's not there to feed us,or give us free abortions. Cut the social programs. Make individuals responsible again. The democrats say the republicans want to push grandma off a cliff. No they don't. They want family to take care of family just like they did in the old days. It's called individual responsibility! Democrats want the government to pay for grandma to be in a home where they don't have to bother with her anymore. Republicans want people to be responsible again. Democrats want the government to keep paying Shaniqua to keep spitting out babies without any responsibilities for feeding them or clothing them. If you go to any high school and ask a 10th grade schoolgirl if they know what benefits y they would get from the government if they had a baby, 2 out of 3 could tell you. Cut the social give aways and you will be able to balance the budget and cut the national debt.