Order66 Posted August 8, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Just wondering what you think of this ... from http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=889162 : The U.S. Congress sets a budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Here is a breakdown of federal spending in terms that puts the 2011 federal budget into perspective: U.S. income: $2,170,000,000,000 Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000 New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 Recent budget cut: $ 38,500,000,000 (about 1 percent of the budget) In order to more easily understand these huge numbers, let's remove eight zeros and deal with this as if it were the household budget for the fictitious Jones family. Total annual income for the Jones family: $21,700 Amount of money the Jones family spent: $38,200 Amount of new debt added to the credit card: $16,500 Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710 Amount cut from the budget: $385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted August 8, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 8, 2011 LOL! Awesome. Nice find I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Meadows Posted August 8, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) Excellent way to present that info. What a joke! Edited August 8, 2011 by Jeffertonturner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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