Want a sure “sign” our National Debt is out of control? How about the fact we have outgrown the sign itself and run out of digits?
The Times Square sign was originally put up by Manhattan developer Seymour Durst in 1989 to draw attention to the growing debt. The amount then? $2.7 trillion.
As we have now surpassed $10 trillion, the “$” had to be changed to a “1.” They plan on updating the sign next year to add two more digits.
At the rate we are going, are you sure we only need to add two more digits?
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