Keeping things in perspective...

I've been a long-time reader of this blog, and have known Steve Conover for quite a while, back to the good old UseNet days on Sci.Econ, which now is just a looney tunes convention.

Steve has a very balanced view of things and takes the time to think things through.

His brand-new debt clock is great.

It doesn't simply look at the debt. Instead, it adds the GDP of the US to put things in perspective, and he calculates the debt-to-GDP ratio, which is the thing that really matters.

Nice job, Steve. I'm gonna see if I can get his code to show it too...

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