Another Day That Will Live in Infamy
Thursday December 22nd, 2011 • Posted by Craig Eyermann at 2:28pm PDT • 1 Comment
Source: U.S. Treasury Dept.
It’s official—the United States total public debt outstanding has now surpassed 100% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product. The last time it did that, the United States was fighting to win World War II....
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One more brilliant move by our elected officials. What’s next, the federal government filing bankruptcy?