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If You Think Raising the Debt Ceiling Higher was Good, You Have to Play this Game

Jenga with GIANT blocks! Oh sure, you can keep growing it higher and higher, but one of these times, the foundation just won't support it and everything will come crumbling down. Here is a history of the raising of the debt ceiling by the Congress; when will it end-- well many see it tottering now and few ideas on the next move. Maybe its time to take off some of those blocks on the top and firm the foundation.

August 2011- $16.694 trillion
February 2010 - $14.294 trillion
December 2009 - $12.394 trillion
February 2009 - $12.104 trillion
October 2008 - $11.315 trillion
July 2008 - $10.615 trillion
September 2007 - $9.815 trillion
March 2006 - $8.965 trillion
November 2004 - $8.184
May 2003 - $7.384 trillion
June 2002 - $6.4 trillion
August 1997 - $5.95 trillion
March 1996 - $5.5 trillion
August 1993 - $4.9 trillion
April 1993 - $4.37 trillion
November 1990 - $4.145 trillion
October 1990 - $3.23 trillion
November 1989 - $3.1227 trillion
August 1989 - $2.87 trillion
September 1987 - $2.8 trillion
August 1987 - $2.352 trillion
July 1987 - $2.32 trillion
October 1986 - $2.3 trillion
August 1986 - $2.111 trillion
December 1985 - $2.0787 trillion
November 1985 - $1.9038 trillion
October 1984 - $1.8238 trillion
July 1984 - $1.573 trillion
May 1984 - $1.52 trillion
November 1983 - $1.49 trillion
May 1983 - $1.389 trillion
September 1982 - $1.2902
June 1982 - $1.1431 trillion
September 1981 - 1.0798 trillion
September 1981 - $999.8 billion
February 1981 - $985 billion
December 1980 - $935.1 billion
June 1980 - $925 billion
September 1979 - $879 billion
April 1979 - $830 billion
August 1978 - $798 billion
October 1977 - $752 billion
June 1976 - $700 billion
March 1976 - $627 billion
November 1975 - $595 billion
February 1975 - $577 billion
June 1974 - $495 billion
December 1973 - $475.7 billion
October 1972 - $465 billion
March 1972 - $450 billion
March 1971 - $430 billion
June 1970 - $395 billion
April 1969 - $377 billion
June 1967 - $358 billion
March 1967 - $336 billion
June 1966 - $330 billion
June 1965 - $328 billion
June 1964 - $324 billion
November 1963 - $315 billion
May 1963 - $309 billion
July 1962 - $308 billion
March 1962 - $300 billion
June 1961 - $298 billion
June 1960 - $293 billion
June 1959 - $295 billion
September 1958 - $288 billion
February 1958 - $280 billion
July 1956 - $278 billion
August 1954 - $281 billion
June 1946 - $275 billion
April 1945 - $300 billion
June 1944 - $260 billion
April 1943 - $210 billion
March 1942 - $125 billion
February 1941 - $65 billion
June 1940 - $49 billion
December 1939 - $45 billion
December 1919 - $43 billion

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Permalink Reply by Edie Lindsey on August 25, 2011 at 12:33pm

LOL. And when this tower tumbles down, it will fall on the back of your kids. And history will remember the thoughtless clods who let it get this bad as modern-day King Georges.

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Permalink Reply by Willy on September 1, 2011 at 11:53am

All because we are a two party system. When one or the other is in power they spend money like drunken sailers looking for love. I've said it a thousand times, this two party system will ruin America. They feel entitled to control us and expect us to bow down at the election alter to appoint them with no real choices, until now. Go Tea Party.

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Permalink Reply by Sweater Cows! on September 1, 2011 at 6:04pm

The TEA party sucks as much as the rest, they are just a facet of the rep's/con's. The only way around the two party system is for people to start voting for the Greens, Libertarian or Independents. That being the order I pick at every election. And, if one of those are not available to choose then I pass up the question, because voting for the rep's or dems is like voting for either torture by lashing or waterboarding, either way its not any good.

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Permalink Reply by easymoney on September 1, 2011 at 7:33pm

Read a interesting tid bit today, put a smile on my face.

Every one has heard of a gaggle of geese, herd of cows, and so on. Does anyone know what the proper collective noun for a group of baboons??

Honestly.... a congress

How approrpriate

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Permalink Reply by XLFD on September 1, 2011 at 10:17pm

The Tea Party currently is seen as a subset of the Republicans, but don't be surprised if it becomes a third party if another 'mainstream' republican gets the nod for the president, and their agenda gets ignored. That's good news for President Obama, as the Republicans will lose if they nominate another GWB or McCain clone. And we'll more than likely get a Congress of baboons as well in 2012.