I always found this chart interesting: https://www.longtermtrends.net/us-debt-to-gdp/ https://www.longtermtrends.net/us-debt-to-gdp/ especially when you look

I always found this chart interesting: https://www.longtermtrends.net/us-debt-to-gdp/ https://www.longtermtrends.net/us-debt-to-gdp/ especially when you look at it from the perspective of the drastically lower taxes rates of the 80s.