[libertarian guy]

the numbers I found on a quick search of www.bea.gov show that GDP in 1946 was 222.3 billion and in 2001 it was 10,028.2 billion (that's over ten trillion)

ain't that a growth of over 4,500%?

so whats the problem again?

[Karsus]

The problem is the amount of the budget the interest payments cost. Interest payments on the debt are the 2nd or 3rd largest item in the budget. That is the problem.