> It is always a wonder to me when people downplay something that is "just" 1.5% of nearly $7 TRILLION If (assuming correct) it is 1.5%, then it is 1.5% Which

> It is always a wonder to me when people downplay something that is "just" 1.5% of nearly $7 TRILLION If (assuming correct) it is 1.5%, then it is 1.5% Which is a tiny percentage. That's how percentages work. Adding that it is a large number out of a huge number doesn't change anything, it is still 1.5% which means not much at all.