Playboy After Hours
March, 2005
trolling for dollarsBROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE $8 TRILLION?CREATIVE WAYS TO TAME THE DEBTAt year's end the national debt ceiling was a record $8.2 trillion, which is around 70 percent of the size of the entire U.S. economy. To put it mildly, some belt tightening and fund-raising are in order. A few measures the Congressional Budget Office is mulling:Mow Canada's lawn twice a month.Print a gag $8 trillion bill. Buy duct tape, a pack of gum and a jar of pickles with it at Wal-Mart. Take the change and...
