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To: CJ Wolf

III. FEDERAL SPENDING

National Defense Spending, 1965-2007 estimate

At 4 percent of GDP, defense spending is one and a half percentage points of GDP below the 45-year historical average and well below Cold War and Vietnam War levels.

The abvoe is a little easier to read.


95 posted on 01/14/2008 11:52:30 PM PST by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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* Net interest on debt: $261 billion (+9.2%)

I believe the question was about debt and bankruptcy. The problem with your GDP is that the Government doesn’t own the GDP.


100 posted on 01/15/2008 6:49:04 AM PST by CJ Wolf
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