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It doesn't take an economist to take one look at statistics like this (among others) and think, "that doesn't look promising." https://fred.stlouisfed.org/seri
by gjsman-1000 3y ago
It doesn't take an economist to take one look at statistics like this (among others) and think, "that doesn't look promising."
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEA https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A091RC1Q027SBEA
Or, well, a lot of just general statistics around the debt once you consider what they literally mean.
https://www.usdebtclock.org https://www.usdebtclock.org
- creato 3y agoApparently you do, because that chart shows inflation more than anything else. The chart you actually want to make your point is this one: https://www.crfb.org/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202021-05-19%20at%2012.57.37%20PM.png https://www.crfb.org/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%20202... Which is still not great, but it isn’t an arbitrary exponential with no context.