See it, and weep. No household can possibly last long under the following economic circumstances. Click directly on the image to enlarge it:
Removing the eight zeroes for each category makes our national economic crisis easier to understand — and also makes us more aware of the fact that our ailing economy can only get worse because of the debt load.
Sure, we can cast blame.
But what good does casting blame do?
Instead of casting blame, our nation must find a way out of this mess and not continue the unsound fiscal policies that landed us in this mess.
This is very good. Facebooking it.
ReplyDeleteThis is obviously not accurate. A household would never be allowed ti incur this much credit card debt. It's nice to be the king I guess.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good explanation. I'd vote for the presidential candidate who broke it down like this
ReplyDeleteTrestin,
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Chuck nails it!
ReplyDeleteThe household cannot simply raise it's own debt ceiling at a whim!
The graphic is stunning. I think most Americans have become desensitized to such large numbers; putting it in a way that relates really nails home the point.
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but its all Bush's fault
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I am really trying AOW but watching the country go down is really wearing on my ability to not succinictly and clearly describe the IQ of a liberal
but its all Bush's fault
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I am really trying AOW but watching the country go down is really wearing on my ability to not succinictly and clearly describe the IQ of a liberal
But my wife, Barack Obama, just announced her intention of going shopping as a solution to all our fiscal problems...
ReplyDeleteI knew I should have argued to get that beyotch land a second job!
ReplyDeleteNow this I understand!!! :))
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, what an eyeopener.
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