US debt Infographic

Powerpoint Infographics UNITED STATES DEBT AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP [1940-2012 EST] Measuring U.S. debt in numbers that haven't been adjusted for inflation produces an alarming and somewhat misleading result. Measuring U.S. debt as a percentage of GDP gives as a much better idea of who our biggest borrowers have been. WHO IN WASHINGTON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 123.7% Legend A Legend B Legend C Legend D -THE Legend E U.S.DEBT 101.0% In 2012 ??? – (EST) With all the talk lately about the debt ceiling, we wanted to take a look at how we got there. While all the political parties play the blame game, the facts paint a more complicated picture. The data shows that both parties have presided over huge increases and decreases in our national debt, and that events like World War 2 and periods of recession have often been far more important than party ideology, 57.4% 60.2% In 1940 AVERAGE DEBT 19.2% In 1981 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 7B 80 82 B4 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 BUDGET SURPLUSES & DEFICITS AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP Some presidents are better at balancing the budgets than others. Depsite labels such as fiscal conservative or big government liberal, the data shows that the ability or inability to balance the budgets is truly bi- partisan. Roosevelt Truman Kennedy Johnson Nixon Ford Eisen Certer Resgon Bush 41 Clinton Bush 43 Obeme hower HOW THE RATIO OF DEBT COMPARES TO OTHER COUNTRIES The range is enourmous due to emerging, third world markets and wild swings created by the economic collapse. 1,307% 413% 95,4% 92,6% 18,4% 5,8% 14,3% 4 % IRELAND UK USA EUROPE RUSSIA INDIA BRAZIL CHINA