It's Only $15,617,723,000,000.00

From the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON (AP) --

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Total public debt subject to limit April 4 15,574,371

Statutory debt limit 16,394,000

Total public debt outstanding April 4 15,617,723

Operating balance April 4 56,774

Interest fiscal year 2012 through February 99,386

Interest same period 2011 94,459

Deficit fiscal year 2012 through February 580,830

Deficit same period 2011 641,264

Receipts fiscal year 2012 through February 893,169

Receipts same period 2011 869,003

Outlays fiscal year 2012 through February 1,473,999

Outlays same period 2011 1,510,266

Gold assets in March 11,041

[LAST SIX DIGITS ARE ELIMINATED!]

Just try wrapping your Brain Housing Group around that.

BZ