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Q: How many times has the national debt been raised?
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How many times was the debt ceiling raised under reagen?

The National Debt Ceiling was raised 18 times while Reagan was president.


How many times has the debt ceiling been raised since the inception of the debt ceiling?

102 times


How many times has Obama raised the national debt ceiling?

The President cannot raise the debt ceiling. Only Congress can do that.


How many times has the debt limit been raised in the United States since 2009?

3


How many times has the debt ceiling been raised under Bush?

The debt ceiling was raised seven times under the Bush administration (from 2000-2008).From a Sept 2008 CBS story: "Buried deep in the hundred pages of bailout legislation is a provision that would raise the statutory ceiling on the national debt to $11.315 trillion. It'll be the 7th time the debt limit has been raised during this administration. In fact it was just two months ago, on July 30, that President Bush signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, which contained a provision raising the debt ceiling to $10.615 trillion."


How many time has congress raised he debt ceiling under Obama?

First, it should be noted that the debt ceiling has been repeatedly raised over the past four decades. Under President Reagan, for example, it was raised as much as 17 times. Under both President George H.W. Bush and President Clinton, it was raised four times. Under President George W. Bush, it was raised seven times. And so far, under President Obama, it has been raised on four occasions.


How many time has president reagon raise the debt ceiling?

The debt ceiling has been raised 90 times since 1939 (including August 2011). Reagan holds the record - 18 times.


How does deficit spending impact national debt?

Deficit spending is spending money raised by borrowing. It is used by governments to stimulate their economy during times of depression or economic slow-down. Unless the borrowing is repaid, deficit spending will increase the national debt.


How many times was the debt ceiling raised when Bill Clinton was in office?

Eight times


Was national debt ever been fully paid off?

Yes, several times. Most recently, President Clinton was able to balance the budget in his administration, despite having inherited a deficit from President George H.W. Bush. It was not several times and Clinton didn't do it. In fact the national debt was $5,727,776,738,304.64 when Clinton left office. Clinton left office with about a $1.5 trillion increase to the national debt. The only time the national debt has been paid off was in 1835 under President Andrew Jackson.


How many times did Ronald Reagan increase the debt ceiling?

Reagan raised the dept ceiling 18 times.


What was the national debt in 1791?

the national debt was something used to create national debt