since most of us care about the national debt, and politics and how it effects metal prices.
I want to share some data I found.
historical data tables from the Office of Management and Budget Raw Dollar for federal receipts
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default ... st01z1.xls
a historical table for receipts as a share of GDP
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default ... st01z2.xls