Doesn't that chart show 1929 as only around 140%, and the spike occurring during the depression?
"Doesn't that chart show 1929 as only around 140%, and the spike occurring during the depression?"
It does. And, considering the intending meaning of this chart in context, I suppose some people think the Great Depression was a "good" thing, since the deficit as a percentage of GDP declined.
Yes it does. The label for the 1929 peak is a deliberate falsehood.