# Did Obama add 6 trillion to the deficit?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 22, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-add-6-trillion-to-the-deficit/610266 "2012-01-22T02:06:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-add-6-trillion-to-the-deficit/610266/34 "2012-01-23T19:42:39Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> [Bush] inherited a recession

Wait, what?

Didn’t Clinton leave us with a surplus…?

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