Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Happy Birthday America!

Tomorrow, the USA will be celebrating its 236th birthday.  To celebrate the occasion, below is a chart of Federal Government Debt to GDP since our government was just a babe.  The only period that the Federal Government has been debt free began in 1835 when Andrew Jackson paid off all borrowings.


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