Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
David Stockman, Reagan's OMB director, was convinced in 1981 that there would be a political uproar when the national debt hit $1 trillion. Suffice it to say that Stockman was wrong. — PolitiTweet.org
Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT
Our national debt was $908 billion (32% of GDP) in 1980. After 8 Reagan budgets, it had tripled to $2.8 trillion… https://t.co/2ufnZlmumn