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Remove the ZEROES and whaddya get?
Okay, this is anecdotal but it puts things in perspective
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Food for thought…
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000
Let’s now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household budget:
* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts: $385
OK now Lesson # 2:
Here’s another way to look at the Debt Ceiling:
Let’s say, You come home from work and find there has been a sewer
backup in your neighborhood….and your home has sewage all the way up
to your ceilings.
What do you think you should do…..
Raise the ceilings, or pump out the sewage?
Your choice is coming Nov. 2012…..and many elections after that.
Publius Prime 