Bad Debt Expense

Corporate bad debt expense:

Graph #1: Corporate Bad Debt Expense

It just goes up more and more and more. But look at it on a log scale. There is a straight-line increase from the 1940s to 1990:

Graph #2: Corporate Bad Debt Expense, on a Log Scale

After 1990, the increase of bad debt slowed.

I find it most interesting that this graph shows no acceleration in bad debt. The graph shows no upcurving trend anywhere between the late 1940s and 1990. It shows a constant rate of increase, despite the growth of debt.