Maxing Out the National Debt Clock

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What is the formula used for the National Debt Clock? Who is, or I should ask, was, this Seymour Durst, and how was he privy to such important information? What credentials does his son have to continue with this facade of a "National Debt Clock?"

D. Swieringa of FL 2:12PM August 18, 2012

1989,NAT DEBT WAS 2.7 TRILLION DLLS. IT TOOK. 200 YEARS TO GET THERE
2008,SEPT, 10,TR. '" 19 Y TO GET
2011.10/10 14.85 T '" 2 TEARS "
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE BY 2020 AT THIS RATE?

J. LAGUETTE of TX 10:38AM October 10, 2011

Here's another idea. What If you really care about those people we keep hearing about in the government approved news channels. It seems to me that the only ones that think that we're the good guys are us and the ones who are profiting from wars. Ya thats right, WARS. I think that anyone that thinks that debt is good because you're looking for self preservation is really paranoid. Even old Alex Ham. You can't teach us (the populous) that debt is bad and fiscal responsibility is, well, responsible. Then, have a different set of rules for you ( government). The sad news is that we, the United States of America are officially over. We're operating on borrowed time. Making people and nations your enemy because you want something they own is, well, EVIL. Boy, we've come a long way haven't we!

willhe of CA 2:01AM April 22, 2011

seing as nobody has posted any comments on this site since last october why should i worry

dean trevor hindmarsh 7:16AM January 21, 2011

i am from the uk, if the powers that be (the ones in a position to do something about the state of the world today), dont do anything soon i invisage that sometime in the future of this great world of ours the top few in the worlds high society will have to kill everyone else because all the working class and all the poor and some of the elite will stand up in arms with such a massive rythum they will turn on the powers that be and take back this world of ours and address the balance to what it should be. the time is now i ask all people to put wealth and material things behind them and think to the very bleak future we will all inherit if nothing is done to address our worlds wrongs. Dean hindmarsh

dean trevor hindmarsh 6:58AM January 21, 2011

When the U.S. was started, Alexander Hamilton put the National debt in place in order to PROTECT the U.S. It works like this. If somebody owes you money and you see that they are about to get smeared by a bus, don't you want to do everything in your power to prevent them from getting smeared? That is the main idea with national debt. If we owe everyone money, they will try to protect us. I will agree that it has gotten a little out of hand and we now owe everyone a disgusting amount of money. All I am saying is that our National debt is not all bad.

Tom of CO 11:34PM October 06, 2010

You people need to stop pointing fingers and do something about all this money that is still being used by other countries. There is no way on this planet that the tax payers of the middle class can pay this back. I bet the government will do their best to see that we the people are going to pay this out of our pockets. You watch.

robbie of OK 9:57PM October 03, 2010

why did G.W.Bush get away with this Debt!! and why did the America people do any thing to G,W.Bush for telling us a :LIE" about "the War: ?
and in the state of Arkansas 72543 and in Little Rock,Arkansas women with kids do not have a home, dur to the Jobs going over - sae and to China ?? and why do you like America to go down hill and what about the JOBS ?

Marqus Fischer of AR 2:33AM August 22, 2010

All we have to do is print two trillion extra dollars each year for abut 6 years and it's DONE. Paid in full. Yes, it's inflationary, but that's GOOD when we're in a recession...puts more money into action.
Don't post something saying "you can't do that" because we can...just get the Federal Reserve out of the way and turn it over to the Treasury.
Why do we have a private bank (Fed. Reserve) involved, charging us interest and making our decisions?

Tom of TX 11:34PM August 15, 2010

Rather cool place you've got here. Thanks for it. I like such topics and anything connected to them. I would like to read a bit more on that blog soon.
Julia Smith

girl brunette of AL 3:26PM July 27, 2010