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This election year, everybody is talking about the U.S. deficit, but compared to most other industrialized countries, particularly in Western Europe, the U.S. situation does not look all that bad. Here is a comparison of countries' budget surpluses or deficits as percentage of gross national product.

SOURCE: ING Baring


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