(AP) In a sign of the times, the National Debt Clock in New York City has run out of digits to record the growing figure. As a short-term fix, the digital dollar sign on the billboard-style clock near Times Square has been switched to a figure — the "1" in trillion. It's marking the federal government's current debt at about .2 trillion.
AP story
NYC Nat’l Debt Clock Runs Out of Digits. Gee. Thanks George.
October 08, 2008 by bbn editors,
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