by The Militant Moderate
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November 16, 2005

National Debt

September 10, 2008 07:58 PM EDT (Updated: September 10, 2008 07:59 PM EDT)
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Lately I have been playing with charts of various aspects of the economy and a couple of people have mentioned the national debt.

Here goes!

After World War II, the national debt was relatively flat until midway though the Ford administration. Then it skyrocketed.

 National Debt in Millions

Viewed as a % of GDP, national debt was actually declining until 1974.

 National Debt as Per Cent of GDP
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Comments: 2

Carla G. Sep 10, 2008, 10:07pm EDT
Yeah, love those Repulicans and what they've done for the country. Time for a change!
denise e Oct 9, 2008, 6:10pm EDT
Thank you for posting to
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