"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
Since your having such a problem figuring this out-

(In millions)
Source-US Federal Government

1997
GDP 8,185,200
Debt 5,369,694

Gross debt to GDP 65.6%

2002
GDP 10,336,600
Debt 6,137,074

Gross debt to GDP 59.3%

Class dismissed.

Try using the actual GDP figure for 2002.
Not something you got hell knows where to make your example work


9485.6


Nice try though. You had a couple of right wingers hootin' and hollerin'
and
rootin you on. Guess they'll believe anything they see in print that
verifies a
preconception.


Billions of chained (1996) dollars
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
2002 2002:Q3 2002:Q4 2003:Q1
2003:Q2
2003:Q3
Gross domestic product (GDP)... 9439.9 9485.6 9518.2 9552.0 9629.4
9797.2


Cite:

http://www.bea.gov/briefrm/tables/ebr1.htm

And your 3 hour search resulted in what? Perhaps disputing another poster
to this forum. Even if I believed your figures, BFD.

Get a life man.