Friday, September 16, 2011

Which hole is bigger?

Optical confusion
U.S. 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 cut: $38,500,000,000

Now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a Household Budget:
Annual family income: $21,700
Money the family spent: $38,200
New debt on the credit card: $16,500
Current outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710

Total Household Budget cuts: $385

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