The Chart Paul Ryan Doesn't Want You To See

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Tools Travel Politics Latest Video Wednesday, April 6, 2011 The Chart Paul Ryan Doesn't Want You To See Yesterday we brought you Paul Ryan's frightening chart showing what the debt situation will look like if we don't adopt his plan for America. It shows, simply, the debt shooting up and to the right at a furious pace. If you listened to him, you'd think the situation were just getting worse and worse. Actually it's not. Here's a good way to look at it. Interest payments (which is what our debt actually costs) as a share of GDP. As you can see, they're basically at multi-decade lows. And bear in mind this is AFTER a huge spending boom coupled with meager tax revenues. Not so scary, really. That explains why politicians won't show it to you. Read » Also On Clusterstock Today: Alleged Inside Trader Garrett Bauer Explains How To Get Rid Of $175,000 In Dirty Money: "Burn it" 15 Gigantic Corporations That Are Still Growing Like Mad Kudos To Paul Ryan And The GOP For Acknowledging Our Budget Mess -- Shame On The Democrats For Just Stuffing Their Heads In The Sand Meet Matthew Kluger: The Prep School Kid The FBI Just Arrested For Insider Trading Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: The Incredible Impact Of Republican Cuts On The US Deficit CHART OF THE DAY: These Inflation Levels Signal A Post-WW2-Style Stock Market Boom CHART OF THE DAY: The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Clusterstock RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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