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As tt indicated, I refer to accumulated debt

Let's look at total debt:



It went from $10T in 2008 to $22T today. Adjusting for inflation, the beginning number would be $12.2T. Obama added another Ten Trillion to the national debt under his watch.

Here's another view as percent of GDP:




The last time the debt was 100% of GDP was during WWII!

Source: Source using GPO budget figures.

No, that is not sustainable!





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