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U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 17 Mar 2008 at 06:21:53 PM GMT is:
$ 9 , 4 1 4 , 5 9 7 , 1 1 0 , 3 4 2 . 3 0
The estimated population of the United States is 303,639,958
so each citizen's share of this debt is $31,005.79.
The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$1.70 billion per day since September 29, 2006!
Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House!
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Retrieved March 17, 2008 from:
http://brillig.com/debt_clock/
That's ($1.7 billion per day) a rate 20 times the rate that is visible in the 10-seconds of the video.
Ed
[aggressive Spartan voice: "This ... is ... STATISM!!!" (kicks taxpayer into bottomless pit)]
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