U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 19 Aug 2008 at 05:38:23 PM GMT is:
$9,614,082,810,187.18
The estimated population of the United States is 304,570,924
so each citizen's share of this debt is $31,565.99.
The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$1.86 billion per day since September 28, 2007!
Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House!
Yes, but I also have pretty much resigned myself to the fact that my grandparents and their parents sold our our future. Social security and Medicare are nothing more than pyramid schemes and my generation is the one that I think will pay the most into the system with out actually getting anything out of it.
Nitack
Social security and Medicare are nothing more than pyramid schemes and my generation is the one that I think will pay the most into the system with out actually getting anything out of it.
My thoughts too, I'm 51 now and don't look for much SS when I retire.
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Nitack
I wonder if I could prepay my share of the national debt today, at today's rate, and be exempt from paying it in the future...
or overpay and live off of the intrest.
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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who do nothing." Albert Einstein
My thoughts too, I'm 51 now and don't look for much SS when I retire.
HAH! I am 28, and know how Washington works. This system has at least another two decades of life as they jack up taxes to try to keep it afloat and then finally realize there is no way to keep it going.
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Originally Posted by DougF
or overpay and live off of the intrest.
I already overpay considering my expected return on investment
Yes, but I also have pretty much resigned myself to the fact that my grandparents and their parents sold our our future.
Your grandfather was FDR?
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HAH!
