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To: 1rudeboy

...And your point is what?

The GDP number = goods and service purchased right?

If the gov’t sector is doing all the buying...all is we are doing is driving up the national debt.

Your good at finding these charts...is there one that seperates out let’s say government spending and medical services from the GDP.

Figures lie and liars figure...

I just attended a seminar that a similar point was raised...no one could answer it at the time.


10 posted on 08/08/2009 11:44:43 AM PDT by mr_hammer (“Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, debt is the money of slavery)
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To: mr_hammer
The GDP number = goods and service purchased right?
Not purchased, but produced.

Figures lie and liars figure...
I just attended a seminar that a similar point was raised...no one could answer it at the time.

That's a shame. There are various ways to do it, similar to the way one would approach the phrase "Words lie, and liars use words."

In any case, if you wish to apply strict scrutiny to every graph you see, then make sure you do it to every one (mine came from Heritage, the others here came from the NYT--if you choose to treat them equally, be my guest). I posted it in response to a comment about free trade, that was akin to claiming that school shootings are an absolute product of guns.

12 posted on 08/09/2009 6:24:05 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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