@maporsche,
Since the American population is getting fatter, we probably had an annual buldge surplus, too. LOL
My acquaintence had open heart surgery and was becoming very angry about it, so he terminated the "discussion" because of his blood pressure.
I wonder where information like this gets skewed in the telling. I know statistics can be presented to support just about every side of every theory imaginable, but where in the world could he have been to not know this? Under a rock with Rush?