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9/17/12 at 11:52 PM 0 Comments

$48 Trillion Global Public Debt (INFOGRAPHIC)

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America's credit rating is continuing to drop. On Friday the rating firm Egan-Jones dropped its rating for America to an AA- rating. The New American reportes that Egan-Jones forecasts America's budget deficit to continue growing by 8%.

The following infographic by The Economist shows that America is not the only large country with dangerous levels of debt. Total global public debt is more than $48 trillion.

The Bible says, "The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." - Proverbs 22:7 NIV.

The global debt clock
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