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Old 12-01-2009, 11:46 AM   #226
Radar
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
That chart doesn't make me feel good at all. It makes me ill just looking at it. Sure, the Republicans are much worse, but the debt is still growing. Look at the debt as a percentage of GDP. We were at 33% at the end of Carter's term, and we are at 83% now? That sucks no matter how you look at it.

If you think that's bad, look at the per-capita numbers.

http://www.presidentialdebt.org
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