Does the "Fiscal Cliff" Crisis Confuse You?

Here are some interesting facts that anyone should understand 

Lesson #1

$2,170,000,000,000 = U.S. tax revenues

$3,820,000,000,000 = Federal budget

$1,650,000,000,000 = New debt

$14,271,000,000,000 = National debt

$38,500,000,000 = Recent budget cuts

Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a family household budget:

$21,700 = Annual family income

$38,200 = Money the family spent

$16,500 = New debt on the credit card

$142,710 = Outstanding balance on the credit card balance

$38.50 = Total budget cuts so far

Got it? Okay, now - Here is another way to look at the debt ceiling .....

Lesson #2

Let's say you come home from a hard day's work and you find out there has been a sewer backup in the neighborhood.

Your home has sewage all the way up to the ceilings.

What do you think you should do???

Raise the ceilings or remove the crap???