I don't agree in general, but since we're staying on topic, I'll exclude from this post a dissection of civil liberties, federal income tax structure, international relations, and even the price of gasoline.

What you're saying is that you and I are experiencing personal benefit from a national debt that is a lower percentage of the gross domestic product now than during the Clinton Administration.

Decreasing this percentage is accomplished by decreasing the national debt, increasing the GDP, or both. What actually happened?

I'm not really sure that this number has any real meaning. (national debt)/(gdp) * 100 = what?

I'm four years older than I was the last time Clinton was President, and in that time have graduated from college. I'm better off, but President Bush didn't help me with my homework (nor did he help me pay for college, I might add).

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean by "in better shape." Can you be specific?


Note: Adobe Reader is completely broken on this computer, so I have not looked at the PDF that you linked to. If the answers to my questions are there, please cut me some slack.