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.
Ok ...fair enough, can you find a chart that breaks down goods produced for the gov’t and our medical system?