<pre> This chart shows the Total Federal Debt in 2005 to be the same as that in 1950, but as a percentage of GDP to be twice as large. Can this be true? ------- This foolishness provided the basis for growing our debt levels ever faster than the growth in income, as shown in this chart. <A HREF="http://home.pacbell.net/nstuart/Debt_Federal_v_Total.gif" target="_blank">http://home.pacbell.net/nstuart/Debt_Federal_v_Total.gif</A> </pre>