U.S. Debt Too Big for National Debt Clock

Here's a sign that things have really hit rock bottom with the economy. The digital counter near New York's Times Square that tracks the U.S. government's debt has run out of space to display the current total which has now surpassed the $10 trillion mark. Aa a temporary solution, the digital dollar sign has been replaced with a cheaper, non-digital version to make room for the extra number. The Durst Organization which designed the clock, plans to add two more digits to the sign in the near future to make... [read full story]