Ran into this reading around this morning. It's a parody on the federal budget with the zeros removed to simplify it. The whole article is well worth a read, but here is a snip: * Total annual income for the Jones family: $21,700 * Amount of money the Jones family spent: $38,200 * Amount of new debt added to the credit card: $16,500 * Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710 * Amount cut from the budget: $385 So in effect last month Congress, or in this example the Jones family, sat down at the kitchen table and agreed to cut $385 from its annual budget. What family would cut $385 of spending in order to solve $16,500 in deficit spending? This REALLY puts the federal problem in terms most of us can understand ! Whole article: The Silver Bear Cafe
