{"id":25227,"date":"2011-11-20T14:03:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=25227"},"modified":"2011-11-21T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:51:53","slug":"us-debt-clock-112011-vs-82411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/11\/20\/us-debt-clock-112011-vs-82411\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Debt Clock &#8212; 11\/20\/11 vs. 8\/24\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As of 11\/20\/11 (~2:00pm EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25228\" title=\"USDebtClock-AsOf11-20-11\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/USDebtClock-AsOf11-20-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"554\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/USDebtClock-AsOf11-20-11.jpg 758w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/USDebtClock-AsOf11-20-11-150x109.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As of 8\/24\/11:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22451\" title=\"USDebtClock-AsOf8-24-11\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/USDebtClock-AsOf8-24-11.jpg\" alt=\"usdebtclock.org\" width=\"755\" height=\"549\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/USDebtClock-AsOf8-24-11.jpg 755w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/USDebtClock-AsOf8-24-11-150x109.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">With the increase in globalization &#8212; and from what I&#8217;ve seen happening in the financial systems (i.e. how what happens in Europe affects the financial systems in the U.S.\/Asia\/other and vice versa) &#8212; it seems clear that we are all in this boat together.\u00a0 If that&#8217;s true, what does that mean for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Businesses and economies around the world?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The ability of families and individuals to afford the increasing cost of getting a degree?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Higher educational systems &#8212; and business models &#8212; around the world?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">How do we resolve such <em>massive<\/em> problems?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">What does all of this mean for how we should be educating our students?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Addendum on 11\/21\/11:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2011\/10\/27\/news\/economy\/debt_committee\/index.htm?iid=EL\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Debt committee: Why $1.2 trillion isn&#8217;t enough<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from money.cnn.com by Jeanne Sahadi<br \/>\nExcerpts:<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s because under the most likely scenario, reducing deficits by $1.2 trillion won&#8217;t stop the accumulated debt from growing faster than the economy.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nThus, to stabilize the debt, Congress would need to pass a debt-reduction plan worth $4 trillion to $6 trillion, budget experts say.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of 11\/20\/11 (~2:00pm EST) . As of 8\/24\/11: . 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