liberty2897
07-14-2013, 02:04 PM
"A gift to the world" (quote from the video)
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Ran across this and it made me think. What if we didn't spend so much on military, war, and "security"? What could we accomplish with all those taken-by-force dollars?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eob7Ki0Vhww&feature=player_embedded
China National Debt:
http://www.nationaldebtclocks.org/debtclock/china
Interest per year:
$76,667,500,000
Population:
1,338,000,000
GDP:
$5,955,000,000,000
Interest per second:
$2,431
Citizen's Share:
$1,783
Debt as % of GDP:
40.05%
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US National Debt
http://www.nationaldebtclocks.org/debtclock/unitedstates
Interest per year:
$401,727,687,353
Population:
316,500,000
GDP:
$16,004,500,000,000
Interest per second:
$12,739
Citizen's Share:
$54,249 (over 30x greater than Chinese Citizen)
Debt as % of GDP:
107.28%
Moderator: Not sure if GP is the right place to post this. Please move or delete if appropriate.
Ran across this and it made me think. What if we didn't spend so much on military, war, and "security"? What could we accomplish with all those taken-by-force dollars?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eob7Ki0Vhww&feature=player_embedded
China National Debt:
http://www.nationaldebtclocks.org/debtclock/china
Interest per year:
$76,667,500,000
Population:
1,338,000,000
GDP:
$5,955,000,000,000
Interest per second:
$2,431
Citizen's Share:
$1,783
Debt as % of GDP:
40.05%
----------------------------------------------
US National Debt
http://www.nationaldebtclocks.org/debtclock/unitedstates
Interest per year:
$401,727,687,353
Population:
316,500,000
GDP:
$16,004,500,000,000
Interest per second:
$12,739
Citizen's Share:
$54,249 (over 30x greater than Chinese Citizen)
Debt as % of GDP:
107.28%