2 ms·No. The chart shows "Federal Receipts as Percent of Gross Domestic Product"by rayiner 11mo agoNo. The chart shows "Federal Receipts as Percent of Gross Domestic Product"deleted 11mo ago[deleted]stvltvs 11mo agoWhy choose that metric rather than income, corporate, capital gains, etc. tax rates? Seems like it could obfuscate who bears the burden of those taxes.rayiner 11mo agoBecause we are talking about the federal debt, not distributional issues.