(Table: Changes in the National Debt) (This question is for those instructors who have spent some time in class discussing the evolution of the national debt, and the history of the federal budget deficits and surpluses.) The chart (adapted from a chart on Wikipedia developed from the budget for the fiscal 2012 year) shows the change in federal debt by president, and the years of each administration. What helps to explain some of the increase seen in the Reagan years?

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(Table: Changes in the National Debt) (This question is for those instructors who have spent some time in class discussing the evolution of the national debt, and the history of the federal budget deficits and surpluses.)   The chart (adapted from a chart on Wikipedia developed from the budget for the fiscal 2012 year) shows the change in federal debt by president, and the years of each administration. What helps to explain some of the increase seen in the Reagan years?

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