[HostileTerritory]

GDP in 2003 is 11 trillion dollars. It's not going to go up to more than 11.5 trillion dollars in 2004. Run $521 billion as a percentage of that and tell me what you "read."

[Codeflier]

Well, using your numbers of 11.5 trillion GDP and $521 Billion Deficit, I get 4.53%. Not as dramatic from the 3.4% from another poster you seemed to take exception to. You imply that it is much larger than 3.4%, when using your very numbers shows it is not that much different.