A Gajillion Reasons Why?

One.  Gajillion.  Dollars.  I remember where I was when I first heard that word.  I was 12 and still in primary school.  They told me that hyperinflation, though it was a risk of debt financing, could never hit the Gaj level.  Old Germany and Zimbabwe certainly gave it a go, but they have nothing on the foolishness that is currently running rampant in a wild spending spree of excess debt in the United States Congress. 

Congress was back in session today and what did they do first?  Approve another impractical, stupid, omnibus, monstrosity, that gave them all pay raises, while borrowing more money so that the rest of the federal government wouldn’t be out of a job.  But this is all things we have heard before, why get angry now?  Because now is something new.  For the first time ever, the US Debt is set to hit one Gajillion dollars. 

I can’t even comprehend that number, I remember the first time a company hit a Trillion dollars, but Gajillion?  Not on your life.  So what does this mean for you?  You will be in debt forever, and there is no hope.  If only we regular practical people could vote ourselves pay raises or get the banks to allow us to take on trillions in debt, maybe then we would all have 3 mansions, and multiple safe and practical German sports saloons.  Maybe if this country was a little better at the right kind of football, then they wouldn’t be so stupid.  But until that day comes, I’m going to drink my Kolsch and be disappointed.