The unofficial National Debt Clock is seen with a makeshift “1” in the dollar sign box, marking the federal government’s expanding current debt of about US$10.2 trillion, on Oct. 9, 2008 in New York City.
二ＯＯ八年十月九日，美國聯邦政府舉債金額擴增到約十兆兩千億美元，位於紐約市的非官方「國債鐘」破表，只得暫時將十兆位的「1」擠進錢符號欄位。照片：法新社Feb 10, 2009

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