We are all aware of the current debate over the national debt limit. Current events will be a strong component of this class, and as this topic is likely to go on through the fall I would like my students to take a look at it now. This is also a thread that we will follow through the history readings in our text (it is not a new debate) and will be a portion of the economics segment of the class.
Take a look at the counter for the US National Debt. It is a bit overwhelming to look at - there are many different counters on this page, but if you look in the top left corner, the second number down is the number we are all interested in titled 'US National Debt'.
To help students understand such large numbers I have located two videos on YouTube:
What is a Billion?
How much is a trillion?
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