The Size of the Federal Government

H/T Ann Althouse who wrote this morning, “$9.8 trillion. I’m sorry. I have nothing to say. The number is utterly incomprehensible. If you think it is not, I’m going to assume it is because your brain has less, not more, capacity than mine. Please don’t stumble embarrassingly over yourself trying to prove otherwise.”

by Orin […]

Red Ink Rising: A Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt

The Pew Charitable Trusts December 14, 2009

Over the past year alone, the public debt of the United States rose sharply from 41 to 53 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Under reasonable assumptions, the debt is projected to grow steadily, reaching 85 percent of GDP by 2018, 100 percent by 2022, and 200 percent […]

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