Although the Chinese government keeps the exact data secret, it’s reasonable to believe that the United States now owes communist China $1.5 trillion. That’s an average of $6,000 owed per American.
We are in some deep shit. Why We Worry links to a James Fallows, Atlantic article that breaks it down.
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1 Paul // Oct 9, 2008 at 12:28 am
1.5 trillion bucks.
300 million Americans
thats 5,000 each
But with 1,330,000,000 Chinese
Each one of us owes 4.433 Chinese 1130 each.
Tell them to stand in line.
With a spacing of 2 feet, they would stretch over 500,000 miles. Or 20 times around the circumference of the Earth.
2 nemski // Oct 9, 2008 at 6:55 am
Yes, welcome our Chinese Overlords.
3 liberalgeek // Oct 9, 2008 at 7:01 am
They have a hell of a theme song, Nemski. But honestly, I kept expecting someone to get bayoneted in the back of the neck.
4 Duffy // Oct 9, 2008 at 8:21 am
When you owe the bank $1000, they own you. When you owe them $1,000,000 you own them.
5 Bob Costas // Oct 9, 2008 at 8:26 am
Not only are they good marchers, but they are all the same height. How can we compete with that?
6 Donsquishy // Oct 9, 2008 at 5:28 pm
now that is funny
wrong, but funny
7 Anonymous // Oct 13, 2008 at 4:11 pm
And they’re all about a foot and a half taller than Costas. No wonder he doesn’t think we can compete.