President Years # Prev yr Last yr Increase Inflation Adjusted Revenue Revenue average Roosevelt 34-46 13 $ 2.0 $ 39.3 1865.0% 50.8% 121.3% Truman 47-53 7 39.3 69.6 77.1% 36.9% 3.7% Eisenhower 54-61 8 69.6 94.4 35.6% 11.9% 2.4% Kennedy 62-64 3 94.4 112.6 19.3% 3.7% 4.8% L Johnson 65-69 5 112.6 186.9 66.0% 18.4% 6.9% Nixon 70-75 6 186.9 279.1 49.3% 46.6% 0.3% Ford 76-77 2 279.1 355.6 27.4% 12.6% 6.4% Carter 78-81 4 355.6 599.3 68.5% 50.0% 3.0% Reagan 82-89 8 599.3 990.7 65.3% 36.4% 2.4% Bush 90-93 4 990.7 1153.5 16.4% 16.5% -0.0%
Here is another chart that combines just corporate and individual income tax revenues for the post-war administrations, and shows the (compound) average yearly increase. Out of nine presidents, Reagan comes in 6th:
Years Base fed Last fed Increase Inflation Compounded real revenue revenue avg increase Truman 28.0 51.1 82.5% 36.9% 5.5% (47-53) Ike 51.1 62.3 21.9% 12.0% 1.2% (54-61) Kennedy 62.3 72.2 15.9% 3.6% 3.9% (62-64) Johnson 72.2 123.9 71.6% 18.4% 8.9% (65-69) Nixon 123.9 163.0 31.6% 38.7% - 1.2% (70-75) Ford 163.0 212.5 30.4% 12.6% 8.5% (76-77) Carter 212.5 347.1 63.3% 50.0% 3.2% (78-81) Reagan 347.1 549.0 58.2% 36.4% 2.5% (82-89) Bush 549.0 627.2 14.2% 16.5% - 0.6% (90-93)
[Sources: Revenue - Historical Table 2.1, Budget for FY 1997. Inflation
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U. Charts derived by Steve Casburn.]
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