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In reference to the wonderful debt graph that Ezra Klein presented yesterday, Dean Baker presents an even better graph. This one is not on debt, because as Baker notes, the issue is not debt; it is interest on the debt. … Continue reading →http://franklycurious.com/media/1/20120829-interest-as-gdp.jpg