We were in New York City for several days last week, a belated gift to ourselves for our 20th wedding anniversary. When I saw the National Debt Clock off 5th Ave., I asked Martha to snap this picture. You may remember recent reports of how the clock's tally has become so vast, they ran out of digits and had to fix a "$1" to replace the "$" symbol ... when it was erected, it wasn't anticipated the U.S. national debt would grow that much.
The clock is almost 20 years old. It's a potent symbol ... but it certainly didn't change how Americans have managed their debt, an issue that pretty much all of us have in front of us right now. We stood near it (it's close to Times Square, if you're ever in the hood) for a few minutes, and I was astonished to see tens of thousands of dollars pile up in no time at all. I wonder if we'll see the tally start to drop at some point.
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