"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message
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On 5 Mar 2004 04:16:41 -0800, (basskisser) wrote:

Jim wrote in message
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Current Financial Report of the United States 2002
http://www.fms.treas.gov/fr/

Summary

America's liabilities minus assets = US$ 31 trillion


My calculator doesn't have enough "0"s to divide by 280 million
population

But, according to NOYB, it's a great thing to pay interest on $31
trillion dollars!!!

That all depends on the rate. If I can get myself a loan for $31
trillion dollars at a low rate I'd take it in a second and happily pay
the interest.

Could you loan me a billion or so, Steve? Can I amortize it out ad
infinitum and only pay interest on the loan, too?