Sunday, October 6, 2013

New Tower of Babel

Political Cartoons by Jerry Holbert

Deficits/Surpluses From 1940 Until 2013

 Deficits/Surpluses From 1940 Until 2013 (*fiscal years)

1* - Presidential control
2* - Senate control
3* - House control

D = Democrat R = Republican


YearNominal DollarsInflation Adjusted1*2*3*
1940$2.9 Billion Deficit$48.33 Billion DeficitDDD
1941$4.9 Billion Deficit$77.78 Billion DeficitDDD
1942$20.5 Billion Deficit$292.86 Billion DeficitDDD
1943$54.6 Billion Deficit$737.84 Billion DeficitDDD
1944$47.6 Billion Deficit$634.67 Billion DeficitDDD
1945$47.6 Billion Deficit$618.18 Billion DeficitDDD
1946$15.9 Billion Deficit$191.57 Billion DeficitDDD
1947$4 Billion Surplus$42.11 Billion SurplusDRR
1948$11.8 Billion Surplus$114.56 Billion SurplusDRR
1949$0.6 Billion Surplus$5.88 Billion SurplusDDD
1950$3.1 Billion Deficit$30.1 Billion DeficitDDD
1951$6.1 Billion Surplus$54.95 Billion SurplusDDD
1952$1.5 Billion Deficit$13.27 Billion DeficitDDD
1953$6.5 Billion Deficit$57.02 Billion DeficitRRD
1954$1.2 Billion Deficit$10.43 Billion DeficitRRD
1955$3 Billion Deficit$26.09 Billion DeficitRDD
1956$3.9 Billion Surplus$33.62 Billion SurplusRDD
1957$3.4 Billion Surplus$28.33 Billion SurplusRDD
1958$2.8 Billion Deficit$22.58 Billion DeficitRDD
1959$12.8 Billion Deficit$103.23 Billion DeficitRDD
1960$0.3 Billion Surplus$2.36 Billion SurplusRDD
1961$3.3 Billion Deficit$25.78 Billion DeficitDDD
1962$7.1 Billion Deficit$55.04 Billion DeficitDDD
1963$4.8 Billion Deficit$36.64 Billion DeficitDDD
1964$5.9 Billion Deficit$44.36 Billion DeficitDDD
1965$1.4 Billion Deficit$10.37 Billion DeficitDDD
1966$3.7 Billion Deficit$26.62 Billion DeficitDDD
1967$8.6 Billion Deficit$60.14 Billion DeficitDDD
1968$25.2 Billion Deficit$169.13 Billion DeficitDDD
1969$3.2 Billion Surplus$20.38 Billion SurplusRDD
1970$2.8 Billion Deficit$16.87 Billion DeficitRDD
1971$23 Billion Deficit$132.95 Billion DeficitRDD
1972$23.4 Billion Deficit$130.73 Billion DeficitRDD
1973$14.9 Billion Deficit$78.42 Billion DeficitRDD
1974$6.1 Billion Deficit$28.91 Billion DeficitRDD
1975$53.2 Billion Deficit$231.3 Billion DeficitRDD
1976$73.7 Billion Deficit$303.29 Billion DeficitRDD
1977$53.7 Billion Deficit$207.34 Billion DeficitDDD
1978$59.2 Billion Deficit$212.19 Billion DeficitDDD
1979$40.7 Billion Deficit$130.87 Billion DeficitDDD
1980$73.8 Billion Deficit$209.66 Billion DeficitDDD
1981$79 Billion Deficit$203.08 Billion DeficitRRD
1982$128 Billion Deficit$309.93 Billion DeficitRRD
1983$207.8 Billion Deficit$487.79 Billion DeficitRRD
1984$185.4 Billion Deficit$417.57 Billion DeficitRRD
1985$212.3 Billion Deficit$461.52 Billion DeficitRRD
1986$221.2 Billion Deficit$471.64 Billion DeficitRRD
1987$149.7 Billion Deficit$308.02 Billion DeficitRDD
1988$155.2 Billion Deficit$306.72 Billion DeficitRDD
1989$152.5 Billion Deficit$287.74 Billion DeficitRDD
1990$221.2 Billion Deficit$395.71 Billion DeficitRDD
1991$269.3 Billion Deficit$461.92 Billion DeficitRDD
1992$290.4 Billion Deficit$484 Billion DeficitRDD
1993$255.1 Billion Deficit$412.78 Billion DeficitDDD
1994$203.2 Billion Deficit$320.5 Billion DeficitDDD
1995$164 Billion Deficit$251.53 Billion DeficitDRR
1996$107.5 Billion Deficit$160.21 Billion DeficitDRR
1997$22 Billion Deficit$32.07 Billion DeficitDRR
1998$69.2 Billion Surplus$99.28 Billion SurplusDRR
1999$125.6 Billion Surplus$176.16 Billion SurplusDRR
2000$236.4 Billion Surplus$320.76 Billion SurplusDRR
2001$127.3 Billion Surplus$168.16 Billion SurplusRDR
2002$157.8 Billion Deficit$205.2 Billion DeficitRDR
2003$377.6 Billion Deficit$479.8 Billion DeficitRRR
2004$413 Billion Deficit$511.14 Billion DeficitRRR
2005$318 Billion Deficit$380.84 Billion DeficitRRR
2006$248 Billion Deficit$287.7 Billion DeficitRRR
2007$161 Billion Deficit$181.51 Billion DeficitRDD
2008$459 Billion Deficit$498.37 Billion DeficitRDD
2009$1413 Billion Deficit$1539.22 Billion DeficitDDD
2010$1294 Billion Deficit$1386.92 Billion DeficitDDD
2011$1299 Billion Deficit$1350.31 Billion DeficitDDR
2012$1100 Billion Deficit$1120.16 Billion DeficitDDR
2013$759 Billion Deficit$759 Billion DeficitDDR

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