US National Debt Overwhelmed National Debt Clock

By Alex in Money & Finance on Oct 9, 2008 at 4:17 pm

As US debt exceeded $10 trillion for the first time and caused the National Debt Clock … to run out of digits!

The national debt clock, the unofficial tracker of the federal deficit maintained by the Durst Organization in New York, has reached its limits. Last month, as the national debt exceeded $10 trillion for the first time, the clock ran out of digits to record the number.

The dollar sign in the clock had to be deleted and replaced with a one to record the massive number. The clock’s owners say a new model — with space for two extra digits — will be in place early next year.

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Blue Eyes
Oct 9th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Make sure there’s a enough room for George Bush’s picture on the new sign.
dogrun81
Oct 9th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Hooray for our government
Homer Jay
Oct 9th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
So who’s credit card is the new sign going to be charged on?
Christophe
Oct 9th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Lately, Republicans were budget spenders, while Democrats were reducing the debt. [ie: Clinton vs. Bush]
Without being a political troll : isn’t that supposed to be the opposite?
Woogie
Oct 10th, 2008 at 12:36 am
And yet there are morons out there who will vote Republican next month. Every single one of these people need to be expelled from civilized society.
Max Power
Oct 10th, 2008 at 5:02 am
In fascist America, the government votes you.
Scotchdrnkr
Oct 10th, 2008 at 7:12 am
I always wondered how long it would take before the sign had to be updated. It happened a little sooner than I thought it would.
Oh and the national debt can be laid on all politicians. They all like to waste our tax money.
Anyone know how much of that debt is just the interest from loans. I know on my own debts the interest is what kills me not the original loan.
newmediaMike
Oct 10th, 2008 at 9:51 am
“The clock’s owners say a new model — with space for two extra digits — will be in place early next year.”

See there is optimism in the air, they are only adding two extra digits!

Could have been worse, 15 digits gives us quadrillion (1,000 trillion)
Thomas
Oct 10th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
And now I’m sad.
Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
Oct 10th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Sounds like the U.S. government needs to take some of the advice that’s been thrown about lately: “Don’t buy what you can’t afford to pay for!”
judebach
Oct 12th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
hey, let’s add another 700,000,000,000!

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