# Did Obama add 6 trillion to the deficit?

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**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 22, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-obama-add-6-trillion-to-the-deficit/610266/8 "2012-01-22T22:34:40Z")

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So, let me see if I understand, adding $6T to debt is a natural progression of things that no matter who the POTUS is would still accumulate because that’s how US rolls?

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