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To: TimF who wrote (112040)3/10/2008 9:48:20 PM
From: Broken_Clock  Respond to of 132070
 



To: TimF who wrote (112040)3/10/2008 10:03:12 PM
From: Giordano Bruno  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
>Wealthier in terms of having a larger, and more productive economy. That's the most important measure.<

Say again?



To: TimF who wrote (112040)3/10/2008 10:03:39 PM
From: Broken_Clock  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
cedarcomm.com

"Many people in this country describe our current level of national debt as insignificant relative to the GDP. Below, in Figure 2 (a chart comparing the US debt, in red, to the debt’s percent of GDP, in blue) are some facts that those folks might not be aware of…"




To: TimF who wrote (112040)3/10/2008 11:35:38 PM
From: Nicholas Thompson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
it is skyrocketing, it is going up much faster than ever and if not stopped will be out of control, especially as the current administration is not being straight about unfunded liabilities which probably bring total public debt to over 50 trillion