November 16, 2011

US Debt Tops $15,000,000,000,000.00
— rdbrewer

At about 3:30 Eastern, the United States debt topped $15 Trillion dollars. From ABC:

The deficit has ballooned to nearly $48,000 for every man, woman and child in the U.S. This year alone, the U.S. will spend $1.3 trillion more than it takes in.

The debt has expanded at an alarming pace, from $7.5 trillion in 2004 and $5.6 trillion in 2000. At the current rate, Debtclock.org reckons that the debt will top $23 trillion in 2015, though the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office puts the estimate at $17.6 trillion.

Back in August after a protracted fight, Congress voted to raised the national-debt ceiling by $2.7 trillion to $17 trillion, while requiring $2.7 trillion in deficit reduction by 2021.

Compared with other developed nations, the U.S. has a debt to GDP ratio of 85 percent, compared with Germany at 74 percent and Japan at a whopping 194 percent. World debt clocks can be found here.

Real time debt numbers from USDebtClock.org. Ten thousand dollars:

One million dollars:

One hundred million dollars:

One billion dollars:

One trillion dollars:

One trillion dollars again:

Fifteen trillion dollars:

Graphic from USdebt.Kleptocracy.us.

Posted by: rdbrewer at 12:40 PM | Comments (156)
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1 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at November 16, 2011 12:42 PM (8y9MW)

2 SCOAMF

Posted by: Benchmobster at November 16, 2011 12:43 PM (W2qJe)

3 What 's the prize ?

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at November 16, 2011 12:45 PM (npr0X)

4 And it gets bigger every second with no end in sight.

Posted by: Vic at November 16, 2011 12:46 PM (YdQQY)

5 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Allen, somehow that doesn't even begin to cover it anymore.  What comes after SCOAMF?  SCOAMF2?  SCOAMFinfinity?

Posted by: Lady in Black: still voting for Perry ... for now at November 16, 2011 12:46 PM (ycuSb)

6 And you can add this visual as well

Posted by: laceyunderalls at November 16, 2011 12:46 PM (3bLrJ)

7 Not that there's anything wrong with that.  Sustainability is a concept, man.......

Posted by: © Sponge at November 16, 2011 12:46 PM (UK9cE)

8 SCOAMF drove the U.S. bus off the cliff, but GOP is still "hated" so there's that.

Posted by: Hermes at November 16, 2011 12:46 PM (W2qJe)

9 OT: What a pompous gasbag Gringrich is, he will "accept" voters from Cain? Newsflash Newtie, you don't "accept" voters, they either vote for you or they don't. It's up to them, not you.

Posted by: KG at November 16, 2011 12:47 PM (LD21B)

10 The end comes when the interest on the debt exceeds the budget. That isn't too far away. 

Posted by: Vic at November 16, 2011 12:47 PM (YdQQY)

11 Who's the idiot who put the Statue of Liberty right in the end zone?

Posted by: al-Cicero, Tea Party Jihadist at November 16, 2011 12:48 PM (QKKT0)

12 Thanks to all the f'n RINOS (NRO) that said that having Dems in charge would be good for the Republicans in the long run.  Can't fix what's completely ruined. 

Posted by: Hermes at November 16, 2011 12:49 PM (W2qJe)

13 The end comes when the interest on the debt exceeds the budget. That isn't too far away. 

America will be looking for payday loans.

Posted by: al-Cicero, Tea Party Jihadist at November 16, 2011 12:49 PM (QKKT0)

14 The deficit has ballooned to nearly $48,000 for every man, woman and child Occutards, still want everyone to pay their fair share?

Posted by: t-bird at November 16, 2011 12:49 PM (FcR7P)

15 What seems to be the problem?

Posted by: crack whore with a credit card at November 16, 2011 12:49 PM (wAQA5)

16 Keep in mind that fat fuck M. Moore said OWS was 'shutting down the bullshit discussion on the debt.'

Posted by: laceyunderalls at November 16, 2011 12:49 PM (3bLrJ)

17 What's the difference between 10 trillion and 15 trillion dollars? Nothing! It's never going to be paid back! Just print or borrow another 15 trillion....... it won't matter!

Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 16, 2011 12:49 PM (jucos)

18
Why isn't that guy wearing any clothes?

Oh.

Maybe he should wear a barrel.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at November 16, 2011 12:50 PM (QMtmy)

19 Who's the idiot who put the Statue of Liberty right in the end zone? There's padding around in on game day. Extra points are a bitch, though.

Posted by: t-bird at November 16, 2011 12:50 PM (FcR7P)

20 Coming up: Americans learn what comes after trillions.

Posted by: pep at November 16, 2011 12:50 PM (YXmuI)

21 If I can come up with my $48,000, will the government get the heck off my back and oppress the people who want it, like the Occupiers? I'll come up with the money somehow...

Posted by: Palandine at November 16, 2011 12:50 PM (g7D8V)

22 Thank goodness we had the Republican party in charge of Congress from 2000-2006.  Not.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 16, 2011 12:51 PM (dZ756)

23 To think once not too far back in time  the US government was worried that we might actually pay the debt off and that would be a bad thing.

Posted by: Johnnyreb at November 16, 2011 12:51 PM (NNrYJ)

24 I think Lady Liberty could lead the NFL in rushing.

Posted by: Dr Spank at November 16, 2011 12:52 PM (H/kgP)

25 Not much to worry about.  The increase since 2008 will be labeled "obooboo bux" and holders will be asked "what were you thinking?"

Posted by: M. Murcek at November 16, 2011 12:52 PM (ToZXn)

26 Hey, it's only money. If we need some more, we'll just print it!

Posted by: Dumbass Libtard at November 16, 2011 12:52 PM (XGLac)

27 If I can come up with my $48,000, will the government get the heck off my back and oppress the people who want it, like the Occupiers? I'll come up with the money somehow...

The WH shooter isn't going to be paying his $48,000, now is he.  Once you finish with yours and his, you can start on Charlie Rangel's and Tim Geithner's. 

Posted by: pep at November 16, 2011 12:53 PM (YXmuI)

28 ey, it's only money. If we need some more, we'll just print it!

That isn't a joke, that is exactly what they are doing now. When they are finished it will take that 15T to buy a loaf of bread.

Posted by: Vic at November 16, 2011 12:54 PM (YdQQY)

29 Invest in ink people, invest in ink.

Posted by: Dr Spank at November 16, 2011 12:55 PM (H/kgP)

30

We can't expect the poor to pay thier share of the 48000, they don't have it.

I know, we'll tax the rich! They have more than they need!!!!

Posted by: Dumbass Libtard at November 16, 2011 12:55 PM (XGLac)

31
Can I haz DOOM?

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at November 16, 2011 12:55 PM (1hM1d)

32 Fuckin zeros! How do they work?

Posted by: Insane Clown Accountants at November 16, 2011 12:55 PM (4pSIn)

33 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! (deep breath) *cough cough* Ahhhhhhhhhh Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Posted by: Weimar Germany at November 16, 2011 12:56 PM (jucos)

34 After I stride in an' take congressmens' stock-gamin' privileges away from 'em, this number'll go down.

Posted by: Rick Perry at November 16, 2011 12:56 PM (HyOV/)

35 If I can come up with my $48,000, will the government get the heck off my back and oppress the people who want it, like the Occupiers? I'll come up with the money somehow...

No, if you can pay it then you had too much money to begin with. You could only have got it by oppressing the poor. That's unfair so naturally it wouldn't count.

Posted by: Heorot at November 16, 2011 12:57 PM (Nq/UF)

36

Let's see that makes my family's share $192,000.  oops, sorry must have left it in my other pants.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 16, 2011 12:57 PM (JYheX)

37 Me and mine are getting our FAIR SHARE of that money!!!...Hee-Haw!

Posted by: ProudDonkeydick at November 16, 2011 12:57 PM (7YAvW)

38 ICYMI: MICHIGAN 2012 GENERIC R 45% OBAMA 45% APPROVAL FOR PRESIDENT 47/52 Per Rasmussen.

Posted by: CAC at November 16, 2011 12:57 PM (JEVge)

39 The deficit has ballooned to nearly $48,000 for every man, woman and child in the U.S. Yeah, about that. Could you just bill me? I'll send you a check...soon. Really.

Posted by: joncelli,a little short this century at November 16, 2011 12:58 PM (RD7QR)

40
Baby antelope gets elected mayor in Idaho?

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 12:58 PM (sqkOB)

41 Fuckin zeros! How do they work?

Downright Zen, my man (or woman)!  (bows reverently and scurries away)

Posted by: M. Murcek at November 16, 2011 12:58 PM (ToZXn)

42 ICYMI: MICHIGAN 2012 GENERIC R 45% OBAMA 45% APPROVAL FOR PRESIDENT 47/52 Per Rasmussen. Posted by: CAC at November 16, 2011 04:57 PM (JEVge) =============================== Go Gen Eric! Go!

Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 16, 2011 12:58 PM (jucos)

43 If we need more, The Prez will get it from his stash.............

Posted by: Dumbass Libtard at November 16, 2011 12:59 PM (XGLac)

44 JT Marlin upgrades Amalgamated Wheelbarrow Mfg. Co. to STRONG BUY

Posted by: JT Marlin at November 16, 2011 12:59 PM (QKKT0)

45 31 Invest in ink people, invest in ink.

Posted by: Dr Spank at November 16, 2011 04:55 PM (H/kgP)

And wheelbarrows to carry your grocery funds.  Stick a butter, a c'tainer of milk, and a loaf of bread.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at November 16, 2011 12:59 PM (4136b)

46
Woman sees Hitler in her pancakes?

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 12:59 PM (sqkOB)

47 What does come after trillions? Detroit for all of us or something?

Posted by: Sub-Tard at November 16, 2011 01:00 PM (0M3AQ)

48 Posted by: Lady in Black: still voting for Perry

How about:

Barack Obama is a critical mass of failed stuttering clusterf*ckary

It doesn't quite roll of the tongue, though.  Let me think some more about it.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at November 16, 2011 01:00 PM (8y9MW)

49 Just pick 15 million people and charge them a million dollars each.

Posted by: Occutards at November 16, 2011 01:00 PM (FcR7P)

50
Basketball hoop found in ancient ruins?

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:00 PM (sqkOB)

51 That isn't a joke, that is exactly what they are doing now. When they are finished it will take that 15T to buy a loaf of bread.

Posted by: Vic at November 16, 2011 04:54 PM (YdQQY)

I bought a 4 ounce bag of Kroger brand shredded cheese for $4.99 yesterday.

I could buy a 1 pound block of cheddar at the same price two years ago.

Posted by: ErikW at November 16, 2011 01:01 PM (rDNKr)

52

You know what I'm really mad about? $5 a month debit card fees, that's what!

Posted by: Warden at November 16, 2011 01:01 PM (HzhBE)

53

I will gladly pay my fair share after I get a job......

There just not much demand for my degree in French poetry right now......

Posted by: Dumbass Libtard at November 16, 2011 01:02 PM (XGLac)

54

Don't think of it as a debt. Think of it as an investment to keep politicians in power.

How much tar and feathers will $15T buy?

Posted by: Roy at November 16, 2011 01:02 PM (bm4vI)

55 "Obama's gonna pay my mortgage an' fill up my gas tank..."

Funny how the media has no interest in re-visiting THAT...

Posted by: M. Murcek at November 16, 2011 01:03 PM (ToZXn)

56 How much tar and feathers will $15T buy?

Not enough.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at November 16, 2011 01:03 PM (8y9MW)

57
10 pallets = $1B

That means Warren Buffet has about four-hundred pallets stacked with $100's.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:03 PM (sqkOB)

58 $15,000,000,000,000.00
That's an awful lot of money. Let me see if I can convert it into human terms so I can better understand..

The average wage a worker makes during a career, Work-Hour (Wh), is $20.00, 1 Wh = $20.00.

The average workerÂ’s Work-Week (Ww) is 40 Work-Hours, 1 Ww = 40 Wh.

The average workerÂ’s Work-Year (Wy) is 50 Work-Weeks, 1 Wy = 50 Ww.

The average workerÂ’s career, the Work-Life (Wl), is 50 Work-Years, 1 Wl = 50 Wy.

The average worker over a career supports not only his life but a spouse, 1 Work-Life = 2 Lives.

 Turning the conversion crank,

 

($20.00 / 1 Wh) * (40 Wh / 1 Ww) * (50 Ww / 1 Wy) * (50 Wy / 1 Wl) * (1 Wl / 2 Lives)

 

Wh, Ww, Wy, and Wl cancel out leaving us with (20 * 40 * 50 * 50 * ½) $ / Life, or

 

One Life = $1,000,000 (actuaries may present something different)

 

 

What is the human cost of the Debt,  D, at approximately $15 Trillion?

The Human Cost of the Debt, D =  ($15 Trillion / Year ) / ( $1 Million / Life )

 

Cost = 15 Million Lives.


Time to restock, open the borders...



Posted by: Rmoney Voter at November 16, 2011 01:04 PM (7MFxV)

59 But when you turn it upside down ...

Posted by: Honey Badger at November 16, 2011 01:04 PM (GvYeG)

60 How much tar and feathers will $15T buy?

Plenny lotta whole bunch.  How's that for a technical term?

Posted by: M. Murcek at November 16, 2011 01:05 PM (ToZXn)

61 I was expecting a DOOM post! [shakes head in disappointment]

Posted by: boned to the bone at November 16, 2011 01:05 PM (BHM5V)

62 Barack Obama is a critical mass of failed

Critical mass is usually associated with radioactive elements, but in this case, a more organic material is appropriate.

Posted by: pep at November 16, 2011 01:05 PM (YXmuI)

63

What is best in life?


Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Posted by: Conan the Honey Badger at November 16, 2011 01:06 PM (GvYeG)

64 You know, if the government would give me a student loan I could go back to school and live there for a while.....good times, good times......

Posted by: Dumbass Libtard at November 16, 2011 01:06 PM (XGLac)

65 Someone more talented than I needs to add onto that last graphic and carve out the chunk that existed when GWB left office as a visual aid for the lefties who like to blame all the debt on Republicans.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 16, 2011 01:06 PM (7vA7k)

66

$15 trillion in debt and still we have crumbling roads and bridges according to President Pee Pee Pants.

Call me crazy, but that might be taken as good evidence that the government pretty much SUCKS at allocating capital*.

 

*Someone explain capital to the clown in the Oval Office for me, would 'ya?

Posted by: Warden at November 16, 2011 01:06 PM (HzhBE)

67 Critical mass is usually associated with radioactive elements

Yeah, which would you rather be forced to hold: a cow-pie, or a chunk of plutonium?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at November 16, 2011 01:06 PM (8y9MW)

68 How about I pay off my $48K now and then LEAVE ME THE F**K ALONE OBAMATRON !!!!!!!!

Posted by: Wall-E at November 16, 2011 01:07 PM (48wze)

69

I could buy a 1 pound block of cheddar at the same price two years ago.

Posted by: ErikW at November 16, 2011 05:01 PM (rDNKr)

I saw something that said real food inflation was running about 20 to 25 percent in the U.S.

Posted by: Vic at November 16, 2011 01:08 PM (YdQQY)

Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at November 16, 2011 01:08 PM (l8iDY)

71

In a catastrophe like this, I'm prepared to believe that a ham sandwich could beat SCOAMFOTUS in 2012.

...which is good, because it looks like that's exactly what we're going to nominate.

Posted by: Palandine at November 16, 2011 01:09 PM (g7D8V)

72 I don't even worry about this shit anymore; lots of people who thought they were going to get checks from the govt are going to very surprised. payments either will not be made or they will be made at pennies on the dollar.

Posted by: DJ Monghee at November 16, 2011 01:10 PM (Tt3F1)

73

I know Bush and the repubithugs really screwed the economy, you can't expect the Democrats to fix it in such a short time.

 

Four more years! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!

Posted by: Dumbass Libtard at November 16, 2011 01:10 PM (XGLac)

74 This years deficit is inaccurate. It's a 1.8 trillion shortfall. It was recently updated as tax receipts have been plunging.  That of course has an unmerciful effect on the debt as estimates are ohhh soooo full of shit.

Posted by: Zombie Hunter Thompson at November 16, 2011 01:11 PM (GOG1H)

75 Is that the sound of lamentations that I hear ...?

Posted by: Conan the Honey Badger at November 16, 2011 01:11 PM (GvYeG)

76
Obamugabe pulled us from the brink of depression.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:11 PM (sqkOB)

77 Posted by: Rmoney Voter at November 16, 2011 05:04 PM (7MFxV)


Nice, but that shit gave me a raging headache.

Posted by: © Sponge at November 16, 2011 01:11 PM (UK9cE)

78 oh yeah?!? Well I earned my 160% pension!!  I worked very hard as a backup driver for VIP's around the Sacramento area!!  I earned my $250k a year!!

As long as I get mine, thats all I care about!  My kids? well, yeah they only make $12/hr and do more work than I ever did, but I earned it!!  I'm not a selfish baby boomer I swear!!

(Here you have the argument of every union member in CA.. Its why we are broke.  We have convicted felons working as nurses in prisons making 300k with 120% pensions for life.   Even family members who make absurd salaries like this don't care.  They see their own kids or cousins making shit and don't care.  Generation zero aka baby boomers have probably destroyed our economic system for at least 50 years.  People 40 or under are screwed beyond words.  It'll be kinda funny in a murderous sort of way, when we are taking care of old people who are making 6x the money we are from pensions than we do working 60 hours a week.  Can't wait til that dynamic plays itself out.)

Posted by: Typical selfish union member at November 16, 2011 01:12 PM (bcmD0)

79

This year alone, the U.S. will spend $1.3 trillion more than it takes in.

 

Without reading the article, I can be sure they don't tell you Democrats did it.

Posted by: Truman North at November 16, 2011 01:12 PM (I2LwF)

80 Obamugabe pulled us from the brink of depression.

Yeah.  Pulled us from the brink, straight down into the abyss.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at November 16, 2011 01:12 PM (8y9MW)

81

Remember when Obama promised to half the annual deficit? (That he already quadrupled?)

 

Posted by: Warden at November 16, 2011 01:12 PM (HzhBE)

82 And you thought I was the problem child.

Posted by: Greece at November 16, 2011 01:13 PM (wAQA5)

83 How much tar and feathers will $15T buy?

Heap Big Pile.

Posted by: Tonto at November 16, 2011 01:13 PM (qHJ4X)

84 69Someone more talented than I needs to add onto that last graphic and carve out the chunk that existed when GWB left office as a visual aid for the lefties who like to blame all the debt on Republicans.

Posted by: tdpwells at November 16, 2011 05:06 PM (7vA7k)

 

If you go to Wikipedia, and look at the United States Public Debt listing, they blame Bush II (directly or indirectly) for about 90% of all current US debt.  The do give Obama credit for the following:

Obama Stimulus: 6%

Posted by: Johnnyreb at November 16, 2011 01:13 PM (NNrYJ)

85 The most disheartening thing is Obama's ridiculously high approval numbers. Can we survive with so many people who either approve or are ignorant of Obama's agenda?

Posted by: KG at November 16, 2011 01:14 PM (LD21B)

86 Obamugabe pulled us from the brink of depression. Yeah, pulled us over.

Posted by: t-bird at November 16, 2011 01:15 PM (FcR7P)

87 Thanks again, 52%.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 01:15 PM (d0Tfm)

88
Well, people when I say that look at me and say, ‘What are you talking about? YouÂ’re telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?Â’ The answer is yes, IÂ’m telling you.”

--Boob Biden
July 2009

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:16 PM (sqkOB)

89 Somewhere very close to Hell's Gates, George Soros is smiling.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 01:17 PM (d0Tfm)

90 " Yet the economy is still not stimulated. Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO " Ah, but union coffers have been stimulated, as have been failing auto companies, loser green energy companies, and who knows how many companies connected to Obama donors. So you see ginormous spending does work, but only if you support the SCOAMF.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 16, 2011 01:17 PM (ydsB6)

91
In 2009, were we in danger of going bankrupt?


Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:17 PM (sqkOB)

92

Hey, remember when the Big Story was the debt ceiling, and it was the crazies like Bachmann who didn't want it raised, because (they said) nothing would change?

We sure showed them!

Posted by: Lance McCormick at November 16, 2011 01:17 PM (zgHLA)

93 And here you motherfucking peasants sit, jawboning on the internet.  Get to work, insects.  You've got debt to pay off.

Posted by: Prezidizzle Obizzle at November 16, 2011 01:18 PM (jAqTK)

94
I'll put it another way.

Are we more in danger of going bankrupt now than we were in July 2009?

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:18 PM (sqkOB)

95

I saw something that said real food inflation was running about 20 to 25 percent in the U.S.

Posted by: Vic at November 16, 2011 05:08 PM (YdQQY)

At the very least and the producers are going along with it. We all know that ice cream makers, like Breyer's have made the containers smaller and charged the same price but have you noticed the new Hershey's Air Delights?

They've found out a way to sell us air and make us feel good about it.

Posted by: ErikW at November 16, 2011 01:18 PM (rDNKr)

96
Obama pulled us from the brink of recovery, is what he did.


Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:19 PM (sqkOB)

97 Goddamned Tea Baggers! They're the REAL problem!!!

Posted by: Warden at November 16, 2011 01:19 PM (HzhBE)

98 Well, if you lazy idiots would get off your butts and double the GDP through green technology none of this would matter.

Posted by: B.O. at November 16, 2011 01:19 PM (gue+Q)

99 Are we more in danger of going bankrupt now than we were in July 2009?

"danger" indicates less than certitude.
For the record.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at November 16, 2011 01:19 PM (8y9MW)

100
Obama pulled us from the brink of recovery, is what he did.

Prove me wrong.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:20 PM (sqkOB)

101 Ah, but union coffers have been stimulated, as have been failing auto companies, loser green energy companies, and who knows how many companies connected to Obama donors.

Don't forget me!

Posted by: Larry Goldblatt, personal bankruptcy attorney extraordinaire at November 16, 2011 01:20 PM (YXmuI)

102 "danger" indicates less than certitude.
For the record.

I'm thinking we have two chances to avoid it: Slim and None. And Slim's not looking so hot.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at November 16, 2011 01:21 PM (bjRNS)

103
We had to invest $20B in risky "green" technology start-ups to keep from going bankrupt???

Really, Joke Biden?

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:21 PM (sqkOB)

104 Don't panic people. We have credit cards so we will not need wheel barrows.

Posted by: Robtron at November 16, 2011 01:22 PM (gue+Q)

105 I'm just relieved that they're not storing that debt money on Guam.

Posted by: Rep. Hank Johnson at November 16, 2011 01:23 PM (QKKT0)

106

I do all the grocery shopping, and I can guarantee you prices have at least doubled in four years down here.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 01:23 PM (d0Tfm)

107
Hey which way is North.  That debt pile is throwing me off.

Posted by: Magnetic Cow at November 16, 2011 01:23 PM (JYheX)

108 Who the fuck put that big stack of money right where my view used to be?

Posted by: The Guy Who Lives In The Little White House Near The Statue of Liberty at November 16, 2011 01:24 PM (QKKT0)

109 God fucking dammit. Can anybody even tie their fucking shoes anymore? CONGRESS SPENDS THE MOTHERFUCKING MONEY. 2000-2007 deficits fell to 161 billion, climbed back up to 248 billion in 2008. DEMOCRAT CONGRESS AND SENATE. Deficit immediately jumps to 1400 billion, stays sky-high and Democrats go on one of the largest spending sprees in history. The reason why the world is so fucked up? Because apparently EVERYTHING is rocket science.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 16, 2011 01:25 PM (bxiXv)

110 @61: "What is the human cost of the Debt,  D, at approximately $15 Trillion?

The Human Cost of the Debt, D =  ($15 Trillion / Year ) / ( $1 Million / Life )

 Cost = 15 Million Lives.

Time to restock, open the borders..."

 

Allow us to present an alternative solution using the same numbers.



Posted by: Himmler, Stalin, Mao, Milosevic & Pot, LLC at November 16, 2011 01:25 PM (jAqTK)

111 Yes we can...   print more.

Posted by: Uriah Heep at November 16, 2011 01:25 PM (YW11a)

112

I do all the grocery shopping, and I can guarantee you prices have at least doubled in four years down here.

Bullshit. A good hooker is still about 300 bucks and has been for many years.

Posted by: B.O. at November 16, 2011 01:25 PM (gue+Q)

113
total US debt has increased by 41.5%, or $4.4 trillion, from $10,626,877,048,913 on January 20, to $15,033,607,255,920, under Obama as president.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 16, 2011 01:26 PM (JYheX)

114 We clearly need to switch to larger denominations.

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 16, 2011 01:26 PM (QKKT0)

115 111

I do all the grocery shopping, and I can guarantee you prices have at least doubled in four years down here.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 05:23 PM (d0Tfm)

 

Hormel No bean Chili cans have went from 15 ounces to 12.5 ounces in the last two years with the price staying the same.  I simply dont buy them anymore.

Posted by: Johnnyreb at November 16, 2011 01:26 PM (NNrYJ)

116 "MICHIGAN 2012 GENERIC R 45% OBAMA 45% APPROVAL FOR PRESIDENT 47/52 " And that's in spite of the massive auto bailout. But the sizable welfare vote in Detroit and other urban areas will stay in the SCOAMF'S camp. Detroit News had an article on how the auto bailout will cost the taxpayers more than originally thought. You wouldn't believe how negative the comments are toward the pres. And that's in Detroit. Auto Industry Central.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 16, 2011 01:26 PM (ydsB6)

117 The ustream kid is live again. He's pretty good, I'd have to say. Calm. But the retards he talks to, man. Highly educated Occupiers aren't very impressive with their words.

Posted by: t-bird at November 16, 2011 01:27 PM (FcR7P)

118

@75: "I don't even worry about this shit anymore; lots of people who thought they were going to get checks from the govt are going to very surprised. payments either will not be made or they will be made at pennies on the dollar."

No, no, no, good sir.  The checks will be for astronomical sums.  The sums themselves won't equal dry shit, however.

Posted by: Your Friendly Gummint at November 16, 2011 01:28 PM (jAqTK)

119

This is the Cloward-Piven Strategy on a grand level.

Their original idea was to flood the welfare rolls. SCOAMF's method works much faster since he and Reid and Pelosi did it to the entire government, not just one department.

Once again, thank you 52%.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 01:28 PM (d0Tfm)

120
Gabby Giffords: A Profile in Courage and Hope

by Mr Giffords, partisan hack and closet homosexual

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:28 PM (sqkOB)

121 total US debt has increased by 41.5% ... under Obama as president. Posted by: Guy Mohawk Do you have a figure since the Pelosi Ascendancy?

Posted by: t-bird at November 16, 2011 01:28 PM (FcR7P)

122 Oooo, thanks t-bird.  It will give me a distraction from my mind numbing work.

Posted by: mpfs, Perry Gal at November 16, 2011 01:29 PM (iYbLN)

123
Only an left wing moonbat crank would take partisan shots at Republicans in a book supposedly about hope for recovery from a severe injury.

Posted by: Soothsayer at November 16, 2011 01:29 PM (sqkOB)

124 Dear Leader:

"Now, I believe that since I already signed a trillion dollars' worth of spending cuts and have proposed to make even more, it's time to reduce the deficit not just by cutting, but also by asking the wealthiest among, the most fortunate among us, to do a little more to pay their fair share."

Posted by: Miss'80s at November 16, 2011 01:29 PM (d6QMz)

125 Gabby Giffords: A Profile in Courage and Hope

by Mr Giffords, partisan hack and closet homosexual
Posted by: Soothsayer

Can you imagine?  We had the first mangina in space and didn't even know it.

Posted by: mpfs, Perry Gal at November 16, 2011 01:30 PM (iYbLN)

126 88 "The most disheartening thing is Obama's ridiculously high approval numbers."

This is my biggest fear.  Even after all this debt, corruption, etc., it may not matter who gets the Republican nomination because the majority of the American voters still want their sugar daddy.

Posted by: jjmurphy at November 16, 2011 01:30 PM (xjEAl)

127 Great graphic representation. I love looking at money!! Here is a new weapon in the 99%'ers arsenal. Prepare to defend against the emotional, yet seemingly reasonable, content presented. I mean, they forgot to say, or ask if you wish, "so what!?". http://tinyurl.com/7k9vlkk

Posted by: Errol at November 16, 2011 01:32 PM (vewos)

128 "I don't even worry about this shit anymore; lots of people who thought they were going to get checks from the govt are going to very surprised I know a small business that does expensive, commissioned work for police and fire departments around the country. They're not being paid anymore for goods that are already delivered. It's not looking good for them.

Posted by: t-bird at November 16, 2011 01:33 PM (FcR7P)

129 I'm looking on the bright side.  Almost every civilized nation (also China) in the world is on the "brink".  If the USA goes down, everyone goes down.  Such is the present state of global finance.  Debt problem solved.  Simple, huh?

Posted by: Soona at November 16, 2011 01:33 PM (X/0mk)

130 The Dollar stores are going to have to come up with a new name very soon. Nothing under a billion!

Posted by: mpfs, Perry Gal at November 16, 2011 01:35 PM (iYbLN)

131 I look at these numbers and am beyond numb. I am unemployed, a great amount of people are unemployed. Luckily I still have family who sponsors me. I have run out of unemployment check and the few interviews are a dog-snarling test match. Fast food restaurants in my area require "Spanish". I'll pluck chickens if they have me, or work in a restaurant washing dishes, or the floor. There seems to be a hidden syndicate in the last few areas.

Posted by: The Greys at November 16, 2011 01:36 PM (NRygI)

132 100 have you noticed the new Hershey's Air Delights? They've found out a way to sell us air and make us feel good about it.
__________

But it's gourmet, organic air that we had specially shipped in from exotic locales! Many oompa-loompas lost their lives securing that air!

Posted by: Hershey's Company at November 16, 2011 01:36 PM (NmR1a)

133 "Now, I believe that since I already signed a trillion dollars' worth of spending cuts and have proposed to make even more, it's time to reduce the deficit not just by cutting, but also by asking the wealthiest among, the most fortunate among us, to do a little more to pay their fair share."

I'm still waiting for a for the lefties to clearly define how they define "fair share".

Posted by: Hollowpoint at November 16, 2011 01:36 PM (SY2Kh)

134

Hormel No bean Chili cans have went from 15 ounces to 12.5 ounces in the last two years with the price staying the same.  I simply dont buy them anymore.

Prices really went up when gas prices started their upward climb around '07 or '08 and haven't stopped yet. Gas (or transportation costs, if you prefer) is still high, contributing to the cost, but this administration and its various energy mandates have caused even more inflation. The move to ethanol (and btw, what the fuck is NASCAR doing promoting that hoax anyway) has resulted in more corn being coverted to fuel than ever before instead of going into our livestock and us.

It's insane. We really have gotten lazy if we tolerate this shit when we don't have to. But as long as the rotten likes of Pelosi, Reid, Durbin, Frank, Boxer, DWS, et al keep getting elected, we can expect more of the same. The idiot lefties have their wish: Washington is now so big and influential that they literally can control the economy. They're doing it every day to our detriment and they know it.

And we have allowed it to happen.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 01:37 PM (d0Tfm)

135 Meh, the US debt is nothing compared to my wife's credit card statement. 

Posted by: Racist, Right-Wing Terrorist in Midwest...Or Tea Party Member for Short at November 16, 2011 01:37 PM (4HvyR)

136

@136, my mom, a lifelong Dem (and she's 75, and I love her) says

1) It is racism that causes conservatives to not like Obama (we're white, by the way, and she said no when I asked her if she thought I was racist) and

2) She's not voting for him next year because "It was a terrible mistake to elect someone with no experience."

(1) definitely comes from watching too much CNN, but I took some heart in (2). A lot of people aren't going to say they dislike the President, even in a semi-anonymous situation like polling, because they've been indoctrinated that anyone who dislikes the President's policies is racist.

In the confessional atmosphere of the voting booth, many of those will not vote for him.

Which will make it look odd when he loses next November, and will probably cause the riots to be worse than they were originally going to be...

Posted by: Palandine at November 16, 2011 01:38 PM (g7D8V)

137

I'll pluck chickens if they have me

Oh, come ON!  When is enough enough?  Seriously, I...oh, sorry, I misread your post. 

Posted by: The Chicken at November 16, 2011 01:38 PM (DrWcr)

138 I think many Americans have taken representative government to mean that they can just vote for somebody without having to do any due diligence and things will be just peachy. I mean, they are represented, right? What could go wrong?

Posted by: KG at November 16, 2011 01:39 PM (LD21B)

139

@95: "In 2009, were we in danger of going bankrupt?"

Yes.  A slower ride, perhaps, but still....

Water... fourteen feet above the keel in ten minutes. In the forepeak, in all three holds and in the boiler room six. That's five compartments! She can stay afloat with the first four compartments breached, but not five! Not five. As she goes down by the head, the water will spill over the tops of the bulkheads at E deck from one to the next. Back and back. There's no stopping it. The pumps buy you time, but minutes only. From this moment, no matter what we do, Titanic will founder.  It is a mathematical certainty.

Posted by: Your Friendly Gummint at November 16, 2011 01:39 PM (jAqTK)

140 To paraphrase the Vera Charles character in Mame when the stock market crash occurred wiping everyone out; "And everyone thought I was crazy spending all my money at Tiffanys."

True words. 

Posted by: mpfs, Perry Gal at November 16, 2011 01:41 PM (iYbLN)

141 140 The Dollar stores are going to have to come up with a new name very soon. Nothing under a billion!

I suggest the Gollar.  (GigaDollar)

Posted by: pep at November 16, 2011 01:43 PM (YXmuI)

142  I think many Americans have taken representative government to mean that they can just vote for somebody without having to do any due diligence and things will be just peachy. I mean, they are represented, right? What could go wrong?

Posted by: KG at November 16, 2011 05:39 PM (LD21B)

 

This.  Although I think there is some improvement along these lines.  More people are paying attention now.  Somehow, having to eat Ramon noodles 24/7 because a person doesn't have a job has heightned alertness.

Posted by: Soona at November 16, 2011 01:44 PM (X/0mk)

143

After all, the unions just did an 8-week experiment to see how loyal their shock troops were. The answer was loyal enough for a bunch of dirty hippies to put up with cold, discomfort, rape, ringworm, tuberculosis, and drum circles for months in their fight against the enemy.

They'll be so motivated by next summer that they'll be itching to break and pillage.

Posted by: Palandine at November 16, 2011 01:45 PM (g7D8V)

144

Such is the present state of global finance.

And that's another thing, while I'm ranting.

This whole idea of being dependent upon foreign manufacturers for items we could be making right here is another stroke of lefty brilliance. Has anyone noticed how many of our products are subject to forces beyond our control? How many car lines are idled due to supply chain interruptions? Why should a natural disaster half a world away disrupt our production capacity in any way when it doesn't have to?

Somebody needs to explain to me why we should depend upon anyone but ourselves for our own livelihoods (I mean that in a national sense), especially in our current global economic crisis. It would seem that we could become far more self-sufficient than we are and be far better off for the effort.

This whole global economy idea ain't working out too good.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at November 16, 2011 01:46 PM (d0Tfm)

145

cheapthandirt.com Just sayin'

Posted by: Beefy Meatballs at November 16, 2011 05:48 PM (yn6XZ)

 

You mean cheaperthandirt.com? 

Posted by: Soona at November 16, 2011 01:50 PM (X/0mk)

146 I plan on stuffing my money in the pockets of the Russian sable coat I'm expecting in the mail any day now...taps nails on desk...waiting....

Posted by: mpfs, Perry Gal at November 16, 2011 01:51 PM (iYbLN)

147 You mean cheaperthandirt.com? Posted by: Soona at November 16, 2011 05:50 PM (X/0mk) And they're not even really that cheap.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 16, 2011 02:07 PM (bxiXv)

148 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at November 16, 2011 02:10 PM (7WJOC)

149

Hell, I retired on a public sector pension at age 50, so I know a thing or two about controlling government spending and weeding out them RINOs.  The only candidate out there pure enough of conservative idealism to rain in our crushing national debt is the Herman Cain.  Dr. CainÂ’s track record speaks for itself.  At the pizza company he reduced government spending, balanced a public money budget without raising taxes and shrunk the overall size of the anchovie agencies.  

 

Cain-Gingrich, Â’12.  You go first, Newt!

Posted by: Totally Irrational Political Malcontent at November 16, 2011 02:25 PM (f8XyF)

150
I saw something that said real food inflation was running about 20 to 25 percent in the U.S.
Posted by: Vic




Then let them eat cake!
Posted by: A Bejeweled Callista Gingrich

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at November 16, 2011 02:32 PM (oBrVT)

151 SCOAMF

http://www.flickr.com/photos/passingruffian/6215031608/

Posted by: Beavis at November 16, 2011 02:45 PM (h8EVZ)

152 Well, can't we just use that $15 trillion sitting next to the Statue of Liberty and pay the debt off?

Posted by: azkag at November 16, 2011 06:39 PM (CJbk6)

153 Yeah, this article is wrong. US debt is 99% of GDP. Japan is 45%. EU is 85%.

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