Calculating the Debt

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I noticed our national debt at the end of Feb was 19 trillion,211 billion,342 million,727 thousand,725 dollars. That is a very large number for anyone to even have a vague idea how large it really is. In this poem we're just going to talk about counting that high. Just to give you some idea of just how much it really is.

Not that it really matters The damage has already been done While the debt of our country grows fatter Let's crunch some numbers just for fun For the average human being Counting to one hundred is easy Thirty seconds is all that is fleeing To one thousand, five minutes goes breezing From one to ten thousand, one hour One hundred thousand will take one work day The numbers are starting to tower Cause one million takes ten working days To count from one to ten million Takes one half of one year To get to one hundred million It takes about five years Counting from one to one billion takes one whole working lifetime If your thinking of going to one trillion Multiply that one thousand times by Daniel Turner Isn't math fun?

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Tom Quigley

Date: 3/26/2016 7:02:00 PM

Hmm. Normally I like math. :-/ Great write!

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/26/2016 8:42:00 PM

It's not my favorite subject but I know how to add subtract multiply and divide. I can see these numbers don't add up! Thanks Tom and peace:)

Mama Bear

Date: 3/26/2016 2:23:00 PM

The nature of humans is to always be in debt because we can not wait to accumulate the money we need fast enough. Hope this gives people some insight and makes them more aware. Canada's debt is not as large as yours but we keep spending money we do not have. Well put and actually was amazed at real figures. Blessings Edith

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/26/2016 3:15:00 PM

Since no one has ever seen a trillion of anything, the mind can not grasp the size. Thank you for the friendly visit and kind comment. Peace my friend:)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/26/2016 1:56:00 PM

Fascinating piece! A scary thought!

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/26/2016 3:14:00 PM

Exceptionally scary for the next generation! Thank you, Richard for the friendly visit. Peace my friend:)

Cynthia Buhain-Baello

Date: 3/26/2016 5:41:00 AM

A frightening but real situation most countries today face, particularly those who have engaged in very expensive wars. When I wrote a poem about this three years ago the US debt was only $13 Trillion - the increase is phenomenal. Great poem, remarkable math, and timely relevance.

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/26/2016 7:53:00 AM

Thank you, Cynthia. I appreciate your friendly visits and kind comments. Peace nice lady:)

Mark Woods

Date: 3/25/2016 10:09:00 PM

Lol. Every country must go through this exercise. We have people stressed here because our governments debt is $60 billion (mind you only 4.8 million people). Staggering numbers when you think about it in the context of your poem.

Daniel Turner
Date: 3/25/2016 10:15:00 PM

I just like to stir the soup. LOL Thank you for the fun comment. Peace my friend:)