Originally Posted By: Jerry Garcia
How about we blame both parties and agree that there is a revenue and spending problem.


Bravo!
X a million.


To rob a post from another website.
This makes things much easier to comprehend for the common man...

Joe Shaefer listed the government’s balance sheet:
U.S. annual Tax Revenue: $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 cuts: $38,500,000,000.

Remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household balance sheet.
Annual family income: $21,700.
Money the family spent: $38,200.
New debt on credit cards: $16,500.
Outstanding credit card balance: $142,710.
Total budget cuts to solve problem: $385.


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