A very worthwhile group has come to Iowa recently and their mission is to solve the debt crisis that America is currently headed for.  “Fix The Debt Iowa” is one of the 23 state chapters of a larger group which can be found at FixThe Debt.org.

Last week they released a short web video in Iowa equating our nations fiscal problems with the budget of a middle-class family–which is cleverly done by adding or subtracting eight zeros.

I am happy to see efforts being made to frame the facts of this issue in a way that even the non-politically involved can understand.  Since the national debt is now in excess of 16 million separate units of a million dollars, quantifying the problem is getting exceedingly difficult.

Below is the video, and if you are so inclined you can go to FixTheDebt.org to sign their petition.