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The number is not meaningless. It's very meaningful if used and
compared with other relevant economic statistics, like the size of the
economy. What's the problem with defining what "debt" you are
referring to? Better to rail against mysterious, vagues and evil
debt, I guess.

Whatever happened to that Republican drive for the
"Balanced Budget Amendment" a few years ago? They used
to think a deficit was a bad thing.

Maybe they realized they could make more money for themselves
with huge government spending, especially when they leave the
bills for everyone else's grandkids.

Bob