"NOYB" wrote in message
om...
I guess that's why I said you were manipulating the data and being
deceitful. The non-indexed numbers are obviously there, and I accused you
of deliberately ignoring them. I guess "I was in error" too. The thought
never occurred to me that you just didn't see 'em.


Ya know what's interesting? Gould, in his first post on this thread used the
following GDP numbers-

1997 GDP: 8,318.4
2002 GDP: 10446.2

After which he stated "Compare that to the national debt for the same years.
It's close, so use a
calculator."

Well, if *he* had used a calculator, he would have come up with a 64.5%
ratio for 1997, and a 58.75% ratio for 2002, both within 1% of my original
numbers which he originally labeled "Bow-gus!".

Then again, it's possible he did use a calculator, but only after he posted,
and then scrambled to find more friendly numbers.