Let's see, total debt north of 12 trillion. Receipts around 2 to 2-1/2 trill. Expenditures at 3-1/2 t. Treasure wantonly squandered.
Figures on U.S. government spending & debt below (last six digits are eliminated).
Total public debt subject to limit Jan. 22 12,245,872
Statutory debt limit 12,394,000
Total public debt outstanding Jan. 22 12,302,465
Operating balance Jan. 22 142,454
Interest fiscal year 2009 383,365
Interest fiscal year 2008 451,154
Deficit fiscal year 2009 1,417,121
Deficit fiscal year 2008 454,798
Receipts fiscal year 2009 2,104,613
Receipts fiscal year 2008 2,523,642
Outlays fiscal year 2009 3,521,734
Outlays fiscal year 2008 2,978,440
Gold assets in September 11,041
Source: Associated Press
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There are one trillion bacteria on the average healthy human's skin.
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast01sep98_1.htm
I'm not sure which facts are more disturbing--mine or Philbony's.
Looks like the whole URL didn't paste--anyway, it's from NASA (via Wikipedia).
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