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James

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Re: U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

James wrote:

Here's a sign that things have really hit rock bottom with the economy.

The digital counter near New York's Times Square that tracks the U.S. government's debt has run out of space to display the current total which has now surpassed the $10 trillion mark.

Aa a temporary solution, the digital dollar sign has been replaced with a cheaper, non-digital version to make room for the extra number.  The Durst Organization which designed the clock, plans to add two more digits to the sign in the near future to make room for a quadrillion dollar amount, according to AP.

Yikes.

The board was originally constructed in 1989 to highlight that year's debt level of $2.7 trillion.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/ … o-big.html

Axlin16

 Rep: 768 

Re: U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

Axlin16 wrote:

...Come on Zillion!

ROLL!

BLS-Pride

 Rep: 212 

Re: U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

BLS-Pride wrote:

Should have voted Ron Paul when you had the chance.

Axlin16

 Rep: 768 

Re: U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

Axlin16 wrote:

lmao... problem with Paul is he's so far the other way, it'd take a 100 years to do to this country what he wants.

100 years BACK in time. I'm not saying it's the wrong thing to do, but it's just unrealistic.

PaSnow

 Rep: 205 

Re: U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

PaSnow wrote:

I hear the overseas markets are crashing bad today. Hope the NYSE doesn't continue this trend, it's done bad enough the last few weeks. If it does crash, I'm investing in 3 things over the weekend: Cammo paint, guns, ammo.

polluxlm

 Rep: 221 

Re: U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

polluxlm wrote:

lmao... problem with Paul is he's so far the other way, it'd take a 100 years to do to this country what he wants.

100 years BACK in time. I'm not saying it's the wrong thing to do, but it's just unrealistic.

True, but at least you'd get a man in the chair with a real heart.

Athens, Rome, France, Weimar...sorry to say, but the likelyhood of a dictator emerging from this mess is grave and...natural.

We live in volatile times. This may be the single most important part of human history as of yet.