由于目前布什政府花销无度(以及克林顿政府的勤俭 ) ， 在进行统计的时间内，在共和党当政时期联邦开支占GDP的平均比例现在超过了民主党当政时期。
Thanks to the profligacy of the current Bush administration (and the prudence of the Clinton administration), average Federal spending as a proportion of GDP under Republican presidents now exceeds that under Democrats during the measured period.