FEDInteresting figure for the United States. With a GDP of around $26.9 trillion, US debt is equivalent to around 137% of annual economic output. Historically, over the last 120 years, 98% of countries with a debt/GDP ratio in excess of 130% have gone bankrupt. Yet the FED continues to say that all is well. It's only a matter of time before everything explodes. Hold on to your shares.