Bernanke can not save us from this: The Outstanding Public Debt is: <img src=http://brillig.com/debt_clock/debtiv.gif> The GDP of the world is about $50 TRILLION. Here is a graph of the Shanghai Bubble chart ... it is an eye popper. <img src=http://www.stocktiming.com/images/2007/SEPTCS3/9-7FRIDAY/CHINAM1.png>