Optimism abounds. Reason: I've spent the last few days becoming a grandfather, and have reached the definite conclusion that I like it a lot.
Just for fun, I ran a few quick calculations on her share of the GDP and the national debt, and here are the results: (a) her share of GDP is $41,000 this year; (b) her share of the outstanding T-bonds is $27,000.
That's not a bad income, and not a bad stack of Treasury bonds for a two-day-old, is it? If both of those continue increasing at the same rate each year, she'll be in even greater shape in a few decades. In short, there's a very bright future ahead.
