Appreciate all these comparitive charts and your synopsis. Good interview yesterday on NPR's 'Fresh Air' with Teri Gross talking to Robert Kuttner who wrote a book, 'Obama's Challenge': A Transformative Opportunity.
It's likely on their website and it was interesting in that he basically explained why and how the government can actually invest it's way out of the current recession and he gave numbers as a percent of the GDP on how much debt is sustainable and actually will help address the difficult challenges before us economically.
He also drew comparisons to previous situations of this mold. In fact, here it is if you have the time and interest.
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