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____/ Lusotec on Sunday 17 Jul 2011 12:17 : \____
> Snit wrote:
>> Glen Schestowitz wrote:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_public_debt
>>>
>>> This is a list of countries by public debt to GDP ratio.
>>>
>>> Rank Country
>>> 1 Japan
>>> 5 Greece
>>> 11 Ireland
>>> 14 France
>>> 19 Germany
>>>
>>> 23 United Kingdom
>>>
>>> 36 United States
>>>
>>> BAWWAWAAAA!!!!!!
>>>
>>> The UK is drowing in debt. Just days away from going bankrupt. The
>>> freeloaders are getting what they deserve.
>>
>> Interesting info...
>
> And incorrect!
>
> Copied from a previous post:
>
> <quote>
> 36 United States 58.9[a]
>
> ^a Does not include the state debt issued by individual US states and intra-
> government debt[4]
>
> https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2186.html
> note: data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as "Debt Held
> by the Public," which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury
> that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt
> held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by individual US
> states, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists
> of Treasury borrowings from surpluses in the trusts for Federal Social
> Security, Federal Employees, Hospital Insurance (Medicare and Medicaid),
> Disability and Unemployment, and several other smaller trusts; if data for
> intra-government debt were added, "Gross Debt" would increase by about 30%
> of GDP
>
> Curious how the USA is the only on that had this questionable treatment, and
> not even other federated states (e.g. Germany) had the same treatment.
>
> 2010 GDP rating
> Rank Country Percentage
> 11 United States 92.7 %
> 19 United Kingdom 76.7 %
> </quote>
>
> Regards.
I think the troll was trying to imply I said something about the US (which
I didn't). Just filter out the troll.
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