How Did the Debt get so high...go back to 1999

I think I know why our Debt got so big....de-regulation was kicked off in 1999 when the debt was in the $5,943,438.562,436 range. By 2008 it had almost doubled to $10,699,804,864,612, and then on to $12,311,349,677,512 during 2009 (the transition year) a 107% increase in the debt.  Considering the current environment, it is amazing the debt has only gone to $16,015,084,055,081, only a 31% increase from 2008.considering we are still under the Bush Tax Cuts. President Reagan had the record high of increasing by 189% during the trickle down economics. Here is my chart:
      

National Debt ➥ Unemployment History ➘

Transition Year Inherit 2001 Deregulation               Debt $5,943,438,563,436

BUSH                 Debt Bush Tax Cuts $10,699,804,864,612

Transition Year Inherit 2009               Debt +107% $12,311,349,677,512

OBAMA               Debt + 31% $16,015,084,055,081

Historic Hi * 1982 Reagan Debt +189%

Historic Low ** 1968 Johnson

State/Governor Legislator	2001 Inherited from Clinton	✚ 2003	‒ 2005	✚ 2007	✚ 2008	2009 Inherited from Bush	✚ 2010	‒ 2011	‒ 2012	Hi	Date	Low	Date
National	4.7	6	5.1	5.5	6.5	9.5	9.7	9	8.3	9.7	1982	3.6	1968
W. Virginia D	5.3	5.4	4.5	4.0	5.3	9.0	9.6	7.8	6.9	18.1	3/83	3.9	4/08
Michigan R	6.2	6.9	6.7	7.2	10.6	14.5	11.7	9.3	8.3	16.8	12/82	3.3	3/00
Ohio R	5.3	6.0	5.5	5.6	8.1	10.8	9.6	7.9	7.3	13.9	1/83	3.8	1/01
Mississippi R	7.0	5.7	8.1	6.1	7.9	10.5	10.1	10.4	8.7	13.5	4/83	4.9	4/01
Illinois D	6.2	6.5	5.3	5.5	7.6	11.0	9.3	9.7	9.7	12.9	2/83	4.2	2/99
Tennessee R	5.7	5.6	5.4	5.5	8.5	10.7	9.4	8,5	7.9	12.8	1/83	3.9	5/00
Louisiana R	5.9	5.7	6.0	3.8	5.5	7.3	8.0	7.0	7.2	12.8	11/86	3.6	7/06
Indiana R	5.2	5.2	5.2	4.6	8,1	9,7	9.5	8.9	7.9	12.7	1/83	2.6	4/99
California D	6.4	6.6	5.1	5.8	9.2	12.3	12.3	11.2	10.9	12.4	10/10	4.7	1/01
Washington D	7.2	7.0	5.1	4.6	6.9	9.2	9.3	8.6	8.3	12.2	11/82	4.4	5/07
Oregon S/ D	7.7	7.7	5.7	5.2	9.1	10.6	10.6	9	8.5	12.1	1/83	4.7	2/95
S. Carolina R	5.9	6.7	6.7	5.6	9.4	12.4	10.7	9.6	8.8	12.0	12/09	3.2	3/98
Kentucky D/R	6.0	6.0	6.2	5.5	8.5	10.6	10.3	9	8.3	12.0	1/83	4.1	6/00
Rhode Island D	4.7	5.4	5.2	6.0	9.3	12.7	11.5	11.0	11.0	11.9	7/88	2.9	7/88
Arizona R	5.7	5.4	4.5	4.3	7.6	9.2	9.4	9.0	8.2	11.6	1/83	3.5	7/07
DC	6.6	7.0	5.9	5.5	8.1	11.9	9.7	10.1	9.3	11.6	2/83	4.8	5/89
Alaska R/S	6.4	7.6	7.0	6.2	6.9	8.6	8.1	7.4	7.0	11.5	6/86	5.9	4/07
Wisconsin R/S	5.2	5.3	4.8	4.5	6.4	8.5	7.5	7.0	6.8	11.5	1/83	3.0	2/00
N. Carolina R	6.8	6	4.9	5.4	8.5	10.9	9.8	10.4	9.4	11.4	2/10	3.1	3/99
Florida R	6.0	4.9	3.4	4.7	8.2	11.7	12.0	9.9	8.6	11.4	2/10	3.3	8/06
Massachusetts D	4.7	5.6	4.9	4.4	6.7	9.3	8.2	6.9	6.0	11.1	1/76	2.6	10/00
DURING THE HOUSING BUBBLE		ROMNEY GOVERNOR
New Jersey D	5.4	5.5	4.7	4.5	7.0	10.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	10.7	12/76	3.6	7/00
Missouri R	5.0	5.4	5.0	5.3	7.6	9.6	9.5	8.0	7.3	10.6	2/83	2.8	1/00
Georgia R	4.6	4.3	5.0	5.1	8.0	10.3	10.2	9.4	8.9	10.5	1/10	3.3	12/00
New York D/R	9.4	6.3	5.0	4.7	6.7	8.9	8.2	8.2	8.2	10.3	11/76	4.0	4/88
Arkansas D	5,2	5.8	4.9	5.0	6.3	7.6	7.9	7.8	7.3	10.1	7/83	4.0	11/00
New Mexico D	5.2	5.9	4.7	3.6	5.7	8.2	8.5	7.0	6.7	10.0	3/83	3.4	6/07
Utah R	5.3	5.4	3.7	3.1	5.1	6.6	7.5	5.8	6.0	10.0	3/83	2.4	3/07
Hawaii D	5.1	3.7	2.6	3.0	5.6	6.8	6.4	6.6	6.3	9.9	1/76	2.3	12/06
Idaho R	5.2	5.0	3.3	3.5	6.4	9.1	9.5	8.3	7.8	9.6	2/83	2.7	3/07
Connecticut D	3.5	5.2	4.7	4.9	6.7	8.8	9.0 +	8.1	7.8	9.4	12/10	2.1	10/00
Delaware D	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	6.6	8.8	8.5	7.2	6.8	9.3	12/76	2.8	2/89
Oklahoma R	4.6	5.3	4.1	3.6	4.6	6.8	6.8	6.3	4.8	9.2	6/83	2.8	12/00
Wyoming R	4.0	4.2	3.5	2.8	4.0	7.5	6.4	5.6	5.2	9.1	1/87	2.3	4/79
Minnesota R	4.5	4.9	4.2	4.7	6.7	7.4	7.0	5.7	5.6	9.1	12/82	2.5	3/99
Colorado R/D	5.6	5.9	4.8	4.3	6.2	7.3	8.8	7.9	8.1	9.0	11/10	2.6	1/01
Iowa R/D	3.7	4.5	4.0	3.9	5.0	6.5	6.3	5.6	5.1	8.6	3/83	2.5	10/99
Maryland D	4.5	4.3	3.8	3.5	5.8	7.4	7.4	6.6	6.8	8.4	11/82	3.3	2/08
Virginia R	4.1	3.8	3.2	3.2	5.2	6.8	6.7	6.1	5.6	7.8	1/83	2.2	12/00
Kansas R	4.9	5.6	4.8	4.0	5.3	6.5	6.8	6,4	6.1	7.6	8/09	3.0	4/79
NewHampshire R	4.1	4.2	3.6	3.4	4.8	6.9	5.5	5.2	5.0	7.6	9/92	2.1	5/87
N. Dakota R	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.0	3.8	4.3	3.8	3.8	3.0	6.8	2/83	2.6	7/01
Nebraska NON	3.5	3.9	3.5	2.9	3.9	4.6	4.4	4.2	3.9	6.7	2/83	2.2	2/98
S. Dakota R	3.5	3.6	3.4	2.8	3.9	4.7	4.6	4.3	4.3	6.0	2/83	2.5	3/00
STATES WITH THE MOST PUBLIC SECTOR JOB LOSES
Texas R	6	6.4	5.2	4.4	6.1	8.2	8.3	7.4	6.9	9.3	11/86	4.2	1/01
Montana R	4.5	4.2	3.4	3.9	5.4	6.7	7.2	6.6	6.1	8.8	3/83	3.1	12/06
Maine R	4.1	4.9	4.8	4.7	6.8	8.1	7.3	7.0	7.2	9.0	12/77	3.1	1/01
Alabama R	5.4	5.4	3.5	3.9	7.4	10.9	9.1	8	7,2	14.3	12/82	3.2	4/07
Pennsylvania R	5.4	5.5	4.7	4.5	6.5	8.8	8.5	7.7	7.4	12.9	3/83	4.0	3/00
Wisconsin R/S	5.2	5.3	4.8	4.5	6.4	8.5	7.5	7.0	6.7	11.5	1/83	3.0	2/00
Nevada D	6.2	4.9	4.2	4.3	9.1	13	14.5	13	11.7	14.0	10/10	3.8	4/00

27 15 7 1

Republican Controlled Democratic Controlled Split Non Partisan

30 Republican Governors 20 Democratic Governors

34 States Hi Rates

16 States Hi Rates

16 States Low Rates

34 States Low Rates

http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/data/UNRATE.txt
http://www.davemanuel.com/historical-unemployment-rates-in-the-united-states.php
http://www.skymachines.com/US-National-Debt-Per-Capita-Percent-of-GDP-and-by-Presidental-Term.htm
http://www.skymachines.com/US-National-Debt-Per-Capita-Percent-of-GDP-and-by-Presidental-Term.htm (national debt by president