US debt clock runs out of digits

[ElNono]

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US debt clock runs out of digits

The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure.
The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the $10 trillion point last month, the sign could not display the full amount.
The board was erected to highlight the $2.7 trillion level of debt in 1989.
The clock's owners say two more zeros will be added, allowing the clock to record a quadrillion dollars of debt.
Douglas Durst, son of the late Seymour Durst - the clock's inventor - hopes to replace the Manhattan clock with its lengthier replacement early next year.
For the time being, the Times Square counter's electronic dollar sign has been replaced with the extra digit required.
For its part, the digital dollar symbol has been supplanted by a cheaper version - perhaps a sign of the times for the American economy.
Some economists believe the $700bn bail-out plan for ailing US financial ins utions could send the national debt level to $11 trillion.

[Bartleby]

I always thought the red digital display at Union Square was the debt clock but apparently not.

[101A]

I believe this is one of the signs of the apocalypse.

[timvp]

Y2Gay

[fyatuk]

Well, the bailout bill increased the debt limit to $11.5 trillion or so...

[Wild Cobra]

Well, then add three more digits and it will be good for another decade or two.