Before you comment here, may I suggest you first read and make sure you understand the national income and product account (NIPA) tables mentioned by the OP? T

Before you comment here, may I suggest you first read and make sure you understand the national income and product account (NIPA) tables mentioned by the OP? These tables are accounting statements compiled by... accountants. The tables show accounting balances at end of periods, such as and accounting flows over those periods. https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/?reqid=19&step=2&isuri=1&categories=survey https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/?reqid=19&step=2&isuri=1&categor... If you have never even seen these tables, of if you have seen them but don't understand them, please refrain from making uninformed ideological comments. Such comments convince no one and help no one. Instead, ask questions. There are quite a few people on HN who can answer them.