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A modern Abrams tank costs roughly $10M. Imagine if every Independence Day we ran a national debt parade representing its current total of $22T with tanks. Let's say, we put five tanks in a row and let 30 feet safety distance between them. Such a column would involve two million and two hundred thousand tanks stretched over 2.5 thousand miles, from Washington, DC to Sacramento, CA.

That would be impressive!

upd. A stealth bomber costs about $1B. The national debt air parade could involve 22 thousand bombers flying from coast to coast in non-stop circles.

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