TOTAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING HAS BEEN DECREASING

                                                                                 

Total government spending (Federal, state, and local) has declined under President Obama.  The big increase was under President George W. Bush.

Even if you just look at Federal spending under President Obama, Federal spending has declined somewhat from its peak as a result of the Great Recession.

These charts were published by Kevin Drum in Mother Jones (January 22, 2013): http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/01/government-spending-down-obama-era