National gov"t"s 2010 total debt: P4 trillion plus VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 01/07/2010

National gov"t"s 2010 total debt: P4 trillion plus VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 01/07/2010 One thousand pesos is not that hard to imagine and to count. One million pesos, however, is already quite difficult to think about and to count for the ordinary Filipino. But P1 trillion certainly requires so many more numbers to use and to count. How about contemplating and counting no less than P4 trillion plus? This would require a rather good accountant helped by a pretty good calculator, to take note of and count. There are definitely relatively few Filipinos who know how P1 trillion looks and weigh. But this is not all! The national government has all the leisure and the pleasure .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100107com7.html

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