. Total Projected Plus Actual Deficits by President worst to best:
President Ronald Reagan: Total = a 142 percent increase.
President George W. Bush: Total = a 57 percent increase.
President Barack Obama = a 57 percent increase.[Great Recession]
President Gerald Ford: Total = a 38 percent increase.
President George H.W. Bush: Total = a 36 percent increase.
President Jimmy Carter: Total = a 36 percent increase.
[tax codes on the wealthy reduced by half]
President Lyndon B. Johnson: Total = an 11 percent increase.
President John F. Kennedy: Total = a 6 percent increase.
President Dwight Eisenhower: Total = a 6 percent increase.
President Harry Truman: Total = a 2 percent increase.
President Bill Clinton: Total = a 1 percent decrease.
Since WW2 Republicans have increased the deficit by 279%
Since WW2 Democras have increased the deficit by 111%
Deficit by President: What Budget Deficits Hide