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What We Owe

U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 9/16/98 at 05:36:34 AM PDT is:

In other words,

5 TRILLION, 564 BILLION, 687 MILLION, 106 THOUSAND, 330 Dollars and 13 cents.

The estimated population of the United States is 270,615,632
so each citizen's share of this debt is $20,563.07.

Despite the current budget surplus, the debt has increased an average of
$371 million per day since Sept. 2, 1997!
Washington seems to be more interested in spending the budget surplus on entitlement programs than in using the money to pay off this huge debt.
Concerned? Then tell them!

The debt is increasing an average of $615 million every day.
(average since February 1, 1995)

That's roughly $2.32 per day, or an average of $69.60 per month, for every man, woman and child in the country, to offset the increase alone.

To update these figures, go to: Brillig's Debt Clock page

This debt clock is maintained by Ed Hall (edhall@brillig.com). It was last calibrated using information obtained from the U.S. Department of the Treasury dated 19 June 1996. Population figures are derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census' Population Clock.

(Thanks to Ed Hall, see above)

Links to sites concerned about the National Debt :

The Concord Coalition - A nonpartisan, grass roots movement to eliminate the deficit and bring entitlements down to a level that's fair to all generations
Gene Greer's National Debt Page - This site does a great job of explaining why a $5 trillion Debt is a Bad Thing
Drudge Report - Links to the latest in political news from around the country and around the world
The Independent Budget Office of the City of New York - This interactive web page shows you exactly where your tax dollars are being spent. Simply type in a few numbers from your W-2 and 1040 forms and you can see exactly how much of your income went toward paying the interest in the Debt. Not for the faint of heart.
United We Stand America - The Grass Roots - An unofficial site provided by individual members of the UWSA.
WebActive - A weekly online magazine for progressive activists.
Activism Links Page - A huge list of web sites for people who want to make a difference. This list was compiled by Adam Rifkin.

Also, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Public Debt provides daily, monthly, and yearly figures for the Debt--to the penny! These are the figures I use to calibrate this Debt Clock.

This debt clock is maintained by Ed Hall (edhall@brillig.com). It was last calibrated using information obtained from the U.S. Department of the Treasury dated 20 July 1998. Population figures are derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census' Population Clock.

Comments? E-mail to: Channing