With some historical comparisons to the Clinton years, because sometimes numbers speak louder than words (just like their cousins, the pictures):

National Debt Statistics:

National Debt on September 28, 2001
(after last Clinton Budget):

$5,807,463,412,200.06
or $5.8 trillion

National Debt on April 5, 2005
(under Bush):

$7,782,816,546,352.29
or $7.782 trillion

Amount debt increased
under Bush budgets (42 mos.):

$1,975,353,134,152.23
or $1.975 trillion

Amount debt increased under Last 5 Clinton Budgets
(1997-2001):

$394,317,400,802.72
Or $394.317 billion

Bush Debt Increase Per Month:

$46,753,920,334.96
or $46.754 billion per month

Clinton Debt Increase Per Month (FY 1997-2001):

$8,214,945,850.06
or $8.215 billion per month

Percentage increase in National Debt
since Bush asumed office:

134%

Percentage change per month
in growth of National Debt
since Bush took office:

569%

More after the fold . . .

Gold Prices:

Gold Price January, 1993
(beginning Clinton)

$329 per oz.

Gold Price December, 2000
(ending Clinton)

$271 per oz.

Gold Price March, 2005
(current Bush)

$427 per oz.

Dollar/Euro Exchange Rates:

As of January 3, 2001:

0.9465 or approx. $.95 = 1.00 Euro

As of April 8, 2005:

1.2912 or approx. $1.29  =  1.00 Euro

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