CNN: National debt clock about to run out of space

CNN Headline News reports that, as the National Debt approaches $10 trillion, the clock in New York City is about to run out of space for digits.


Ah, the good old days, when our National Debt could be expressed in 13 digits. Image: HowStuffWorks.

They did some man-on-the-street interviews for the story. Said one woman: "I see an empire falling. And I'm sad. Because this is my country. This is my home."