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In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 4:45:05 PM   
LookieNoNookie


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The national debt will have risen by $347,658.12.

By the time you get home from work tomorrow at this time, it will have risen by $3,337,517,952.00.

(And yes...that's with a "B").

http://zfacts.com/p/461.html
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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 4:49:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		These debt clocks are figurative. A metaphor. I am sure they do not have acess to the comings and goings of the federal bank account.

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 4:58:59 PM   
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These debt clocks are figurative. A metaphor. I am sure they do not have acess to the comings and goings of the federal bank account.


Well, I'm sure you're correct, but that metaphor shows us owing almost 11 trillion US dollars.

(Something tells me the folks we owe it to will not willingly take allegory in payment).

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 5:00:44 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

quote:

ORIGINAL: lusciouslips19

These debt clocks are figurative. A metaphor. I am sure they do not have acess to the comings and goings of the federal bank account.


Well, I'm sure you're correct, but that metaphor shows us owing almost 11 trillion US dollars.

(Something tells me the folks we owe it to will not willingly take allegory in payment).



Well we have been bleeding ever since we got involved in 2 wars.

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 5:03:08 PM   
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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

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ORIGINAL: lusciouslips19

These debt clocks are figurative. A metaphor. I am sure they do not have acess to the comings and goings of the federal bank account.


Well, I'm sure you're correct, but that metaphor shows us owing almost 11 trillion US dollars.

(Something tells me the folks we owe it to will not willingly take allegory in payment).



Goods and services only. In other words give us your gold, the rest of your goods or serve us. Damn sure not terms I am comfortable with.

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 5:44:59 PM   
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ORIGINAL: lusciouslips19


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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

quote:

ORIGINAL: lusciouslips19

These debt clocks are figurative. A metaphor. I am sure they do not have acess to the comings and goings of the federal bank account.


Well, I'm sure you're correct, but that metaphor shows us owing almost 11 trillion US dollars.

(Something tells me the folks we owe it to will not willingly take allegory in payment).



Well we have been bleeding ever since we got involved in 2 wars.


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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 5:53:13 PM   
Termyn8or


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Status: offline 		They do have what's called a debt clock somewhere. Of course the thing can't be to the second, but to get the increase periodically, and just average it out makes a fairly decent representation.

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/20/2009 11:57:52 PM   
gman992


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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/21/2009 5:41:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		The problem with us is that we keep forgiving other nations debt's to us.

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/21/2009 3:30:16 PM   
Crush


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http://www.obamaclock.org/




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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/21/2009 4:23:18 PM   
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Don't worry, Obama will fix everything.


He already froze the pay rates for his aides, which should knock a couple of grand off of next year's deficit... what more do you want??

< Message edited by OneMoreWaste -- 1/21/2009 4:24:21 PM >

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RE: In the time it takes you to read this.... - 1/21/2009 5:55:26 PM   
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