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BuckGalaxy — 1/23/2013 7:37:08 AM (archived)

Looks like entitlement spending has been essentially flat for three decades at about 10% of GDP, until GDP shrank so dramatically in 2008. At that time EVERYTHING rose as a percentage of GDP not because spending went up but because GDP and thus revenues went way down.

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What's driving growth in government spending - TB - 1/22/2013 10:30:43 PM
- It is amazing how you can discover the baby bump over and over and over and still be surprised. - alcaray - 2/10/2013 3:22:36 AM
- Now ask yourself "Why is that happening?" - bowser - 2/9/2013 6:33:38 PM
- Good - BuckGalaxy - 1/23/2013 7:37:08 AM
  - Be careful with "percent of GDP" figures. - TB - 1/23/2013 5:14:58 PM
    - "in a working society" - BuckGalaxy - 1/24/2013 6:05:02 PM
      - Reality. - TB - 1/24/2013 6:42:57 PM
        
        quit playing dumb, or being dumb - BuckGalaxy - 1/26/2013 7:47:01 AM
        
        Dude. This isn't about the revenues. Or GDP growth. - TB - 1/26/2013 6:43:55 PM
        
        What is the disconnect you have here? - BuckGalaxy - 1/27/2013 6:54:58 PM
        
        Not disconnection. - TB - 1/28/2013 5:32:03 PM
        
        Are you seriously suggesting - BuckGalaxy - 1/30/2013 8:03:54 AM
        
        Spending/Revenue comparison - SteveS - 1/24/2013 7:23:50 PM
        
        P.S. - TB - 1/25/2013 3:10:59 AM
        
        I can repost something I put up at the beginning of the month: - TB - 1/25/2013 3:05:02 AM

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