
In billions of dollars (%GNP):
year  GNP    receipts     outlays       deficit     debt    unempl%  admin
====  ====   ===========  ============  =========   ======  =======  =======
1977  1930   355.6 (18.4) 409.2  (21.2) 53.6 (2.8)   709.1           Carter
1978  2174   399.6 (18.4) 458.7  (21.1) 59.2 (2.7)   780.4           Carter
1979  2444   463.3 (19.0) 503.5  (20.6) 40.2 (1.6)   833.8           Carter
1980  2674   517.1 (19.3) 590.9  (22.1) 73.8 (2.8)   914.3   7.9     Carter
1981  2986   599.3 (20.1) 678.2  (22.7) 78.9 (2.6)  1003.9   8.4     Reagan
1982  3130   617.8 (19.7) 745.7  (23.8) 127.9 (4.1) 1147.0  11.0     Reagan
1983  3325   600.6 (18.1) 808.3  (24.3) 207.8 (6.2) 1381.9  10.9     Reagan
1984  3688   666.5 (18.1) 851.8  (23.1) 185.3 (5.0) 1576.7   8.6     Reagan
1985  3958   734.1 (18.5) 946.3  (23.9) 212.3 (5.4) 1827.5   8.1     Reagan
1986  4177   769.1 (18.4) 989.8  (23.7) 220.7 (5.3) 2129.5   7.9     Reagan
1987  4442   854.1 (19.2) 1002.1 (22.6) 148.0 (3.4) 2354.3   7.1     Reagan
1988  4771   909.0 (19.1) 1064.1 (22.3) 155.1 (3.2) 2614.6   6.3     Reagan
1989  5201   990.8 (19.0) 1142.8 (22.0)	152.0 (2.9) 2881.1           Bush
1990         1031.2       1251.6        220.4       3190.5           Bush
1991	     1054.3	  1323.0	268.7       3599.0           Bush

[Source: Statistical Abstract of the US (1990 version), American Almanac 
(1993 version), Universal Almanac (1993 version), Information Please Almanac
(1991 version)]

		GRAPHICALLY: Deficits as a % of GNP, 1981-89

% GNP
7|
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6|                       X
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5|                               X                
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4|               X
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3|                                                               X       X
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2|
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1|
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0	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989

	Ironically, Bush could have frozen spending, kept his "no new taxes"
pledge and balanced the budget.