History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2260 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Debt
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The idea
By the end of Reagan's second term the nation was nearly three trillion dollars in debt, the anchor says; the Yawp gives two point seven trillion in nineteen eighty-nine.
In practice
Defence spending doubled to over three hundred thirty billion dollars by nineteen eighty-seven, Digital History records.
Where people slip
The Yawp says more than eighty percent of the budget went to defence, entitlements and interest.
Your place on the trail
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