WHAT: Thinks Washington should spend more now because in World War II the national debt “was significantly larger as a share of our economy in 1944 than it is today.” WHY IT’S DIM: Uh, no, congressman, actually it wasn’t. As RedState.com’s Daniel Horowitz points out, the debt-to-GDP ratio in 1944 was 97.6 percent. Today it is 100.5 percent.
CURE: Always check your math twice, congressman.
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