"... Fourteen trillion seconds ago, Greenland was covered by lush and verdant forests, and the Neanderthals had not yet been outwitted and driven into extinction by Homo sapiens, because we did not yet exist. Big number, 14 trillion, and yet it doesnât even begin to cover the real indebtedness of American governments at the federal, state, and local levels, because governments donât count up their liabilities the same way businesses do..." http://article.nationalreview.com/436123/the-other-national-debt/kevin-williamson