why dont we have these kind of things in Greece? do you have this in your country?

[MarkG]

The U.S. government has returned to its old ways of bursting budgets and so New York's landmark national debt clock lit up again on July 11, 2002 after a two-year hiatus, whizzing higher by $30 a second. A spatter of puzzled pedestrians stared up at a bustling corner near Times Square as workers switched on a massive 11-by-26-foot digital clock that had lay dormant for nearly two years. (Peter Morgan/Reuters)

[aaglo]

Perhaps you (the Greeks) should take a loan to get yourselves a 'clock' like that

[Aeson]

I wonder what the cost of upkeep on that sign is. They should build another one right next to it that monitors the electrical usage and updates it's own display showing the value of it and each American's share.

We could pay that one off in no time...

[Sava]

In America, we enjoy the freedom to display the stupidity of our leaders.

[Roland]

In Austria, we don't need anything to display the stupidity of our leaders but themselves.

[Bereta_Eder]

they go on parade with it?

[Roland]

All the time.

[Az]

way a sec, I thought that the US government was making money?

[Alex]

Well, here in Brazil the numbers would have to be updated at such a high speed that no one would be able to see them, anyway.

[MarkG]

you might want to 5$ billion to that number

Turkey Qualifies Support for U.S.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey has agreed to back the United States if it takes military action to topple Saddam Hussein ( news - web sites) but has asked that Washington write off $5 billion in debt and guarantee that Kurds would not be given an independent state, according to news reports Wednesday.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&u=/ap/20020717/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_us_19&printer=1

[finbar]

Australians can't count that high anyway.

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Dalgetti
way a sec, I thought that the US government was making money?

apparently it's not

$30/sec!

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Dalgetti
way a sec, I thought that the US government was making money?

War time governments rarely if ever run a surplus.

[Sloth]

Originally posted by Roland
In Austria, we don't need anything to display the stupidity of our leaders but themselves.

I propose a trade...your stupid leaders for the scoundrels and thieves we have for leaders

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by MarkG
you might want to 5$ billion to that number

Turkey Qualifies Support for U.S.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey has agreed to back the United States if it takes military action to topple Saddam Hussein ( news - web sites) but has asked that Washington write off $5 billion in debt and guarantee that Kurds would not be given an independent state, according to news reports Wednesday.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...s_19&printer=1

5$ Billions here, 5$ Billions there... pretty soon we're going to be talking real money.