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2008 Presidential Candidate Spending Analyses (Suspended Campaigns)


Hillary Clinton
June 3 - Clinton Update

Mar 3 - Clinton Update

Jan 29 -Analysis
(All documents in PDF)


Rudy Giuliani
(Analysis available in PDF)

Mike Huckabee
(Analysis available in PDF)

Fred Thompson
(Analysis available in PDF)
 

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NTUF Press Release - June 3

NTUF Press Release - Mar. 3

NTUF Press Release - Jan. 29

Total Spending for All Candidates

Defense & Homeland Security Spending for All Candidates

Non- Defense & Domestic
Spending for All Candidates

     
New Spending Proposed by 2008 Presidential Candidates
Candidate
Total Proposed Spending Increase
(Annual, in Billions)
Clinton
$218.2
Giuliani
-$1.4
Huckabee
$54.2
McCain
$6.9
Obama
$287.0
Paul
-$150.1
Romney
$19.5
Thompson
$56.1

Source: National Taxpayers Union Foundation calculations.
Based on Jan. 29 release

 

New Spending by Category as Proposed by 2008 Presidential Candidates
(Dollar figures are in billions)

Type of Spending

Clinton

Giuliani

Huckabee

McCain

Obama

Paul

Romney

Thompson

Econ., Trans. & Infrastruc.

$72.639

$0.015

-$12.214

Unknown

$104.973

-$6.179

$0.226

Unknown

Ed., Sci. & Research

$18.246

$1.800

$0.100

$1.800

$29.585

-$68.040

$0.603

$0.356

Engy., Env. & Ag.

$4.981

$0.004

-$0.222

$0.001

$15.009

-$21.988

$3.739

$0.331

Health Care

$113.568

-$0.870

-$0.656

$1.657

$99.998

$0.006

-$0.721

$0.296

Home. Sec./ Law Enf.

$104.973

$2.269

$0.745

$1.500

$10.053

-$50.618

$0.157

$2.373

Natl. Def. & Intl. Rel.

-$0.019

$21.365

$50.143

$1.917

$13.808

-$2.217

$40.020

$52.779

Vet.

$6.083

N/A

$16.282

$0.060

$2.760

N/A

$0.434

N/A

Misc.

$1.947

-$25.976

$0.015

N/A

$10.813

-$1.033

-$25.000

N/A

Total

$218.154

-$1.393

$54.193

$6.935

$286.999

$-150.069

$19.458

$56.135

Source: National Taxpayers Union Foundation calculations.
Based on Jan. 29 release

 

   

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