This rather brilliantly cuts through all the political doublespeak we get. It puts it into a much better perspective.
Lesson # 1:
* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $38,500,000,000
Let’s now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household budget:
* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts so far: $385
Lesson # 2:
Here’s another way to look at the debt ceiling. Let’s say, you come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood — and your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.
What do you think you should do?
Raise the ceilings, or pump out the crap?