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$39,999,999,999,876ILLUSTRATIVE NATIONAL DEBT DISPLAY
LOBBY / LIVE COUNTER
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKEDFLOOR $40T
THE ELEVATOR
ONLY GOES UP.
People borrow. Companies refinance. Countries add another floor.
LOCAL SERVICE / NO EXPRESS
ONE FLOOR AT A TIME.EVERY DEBT FLOOR IS A STOP.
L — 01 — 02 — 03 — 04 — 05 — 06 — ∞
FLOOR 01 / NORMAL DEBT
NORMAL PEOPLE BORROW
TO BUY THINGS.
FLOOR 02 / RICH DEBT
RICH PEOPLE BORROW
TO OWN MORE THINGS.
SAME DEBT. BETTER LOBBY.
FLOOR 03 / CORPORATE DEBT
COMPANIES DON'T CALL IT DEBT.
THEY CALL IT FINANCING.
DUE DATE2027
FLOOR 04 / COUNTRY DEBT
COUNTRIES DON'T APPLY FOR LOANS.
THEY ISSUE BONDS.
DEBT CEILING REACHED
FLOOR 05 / THE PRICE OF GOING UP
EVERY NEW FLOOR
HAS A PRICE.
LOWER FLOORCHEAP
HIGHER FLOOREXPENSIVE
$40T FLOORVERY EXPENSIVE
REFINANCING COST INDEX100
SIMULATION / 3.0% = 100NORMAL LOAD
THE HIGHER THE YIELD, THE MORE EVERY NEW FLOOR COSTS.
FLOOR 06 / MAINTENANCE LOG
WHO PRESSED UP?
Web2 headlines become new floor requests. Every source keeps its evidence label.
READING MAINTENANCE LOG…
ROOF / STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WELCOME TO THE TOP.
THERE IS NO TOP.
$40T$40.1T$40.2T…
RICHDEBT
THE ELEVATOR ONLY GOES UP.
INSPECTION ARCHIVE / CCTV REPLAYFLOOR 00