NYC National Debt Clock runs out of digits

[susanbanks44]

Source: AP

NEW YORK — In a sign of the times, the National Debt Clock in New York City has run out of digits to record the growing figure. As a short-term fix, the digital dollar sign on the billboard-style clock near Times Square has been switched to a figure - the "1" in $10 trillion. It's marking the federal government's current debt at about $10.2 trillion.

Read more: http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/3701557/

[OhioChick]

1. Wow. n/t

[Triana]

2. third time this has been posted.

:p

[YDogg]

4. third time the clock's been updated

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. now if we would only run out of money

to print, everything would be fine

[htuttle]

6. "...but I can't be overdrawn...I still have checks left!"

[Nambe]

5. It has been getting a lot of middle digits lately, but that is no help.