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To: TimF who wrote (35994)	7/17/2009 1:27:39 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Re: "The chart (http://zfacts.com/metaPage/lib/National-Debt-GDP.gif) does indeed show that" ... "Well it doesn't show spending, it shows debt...." EXACTLY. It doesn't directly 'show', it doesn't break-out spending AT ALL. (Spending is not listed on the chart. :-) What it does is show NET NATIONAL DEBT. (So, obviously that is affected by spending, revenue, and borrowing vs. retirement of existing debt.) You will have to find some different chart to break-out the components that produce NET NATIONAL DEBT... because this one just shows the bottom line.