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Second by second, deeper in debt

July 4, 1776 through July 4, 2011 = 235 years; 235 years x 365 days = 85,775 days + 58 additional leap year days = 85,833 days; 85,833 days x 24 hours = 2,059,992 hours; 24 hours x 60 minutes = 1,440 minutes per day; 1,440 minutes x 60 seconds = 86,400 seconds per day; 85,833 days x 86,400 seconds = 7,415,971,200 seconds.

This is the number of seconds since our country was founded. Using July 4, 1776, as our starting date, 7,415,971,200 seconds have passed. $14,300,000,000,000 in public debt outstanding, approximately divided by 7,415,971,200 seconds = $1,928.27 for every second of time from July 4, 1776 until July 4, 2011.

Guy Blaski

Carpentersville