And First Nations need to provide costly, exhaustive proof of their rights to their own land, for which they have amassed a stunning $700 million in debt – a debt the government doesn't think twice about using to arm-twist.
She then trashed the Obama administration's record, denouncing the "stunning level of debt" and this "monstrosity 'Obamacare' … the crown jewel of socialism".
New York's borrowing is so difficult to tally that it came as a shock a few weeks ago when the Citizens Budget Commission estimated that the state is a stunning $227 billion in debt.
THE mad rush to bid for third-generation (3G) mobile-phone licences in Europe—$125 billion for the licences, with the same again needed to build the networks—has left telecoms companies with a stunning amount of debt: over $200 billion for the six biggest licence-holders alone.
We are being asked to justify our role as students face stunning levels of debt and employers point to ongoing gaps between what we produce and what they need.
We live in a country whose banking system seven years ago was only saved by a £1tn intervention, and that remains crippled by the legacy of private debt and stunning losses.
The American Student Assistance report revealed in survey results the stunning effects of student loan debt on graduates: 75percentt of those polled said student loan debt affected their ability to buy a home, 29percentt said it caused them to delay getting married, and 27percentt said it was difficult for them to buy daily necessities because of their student loans.
With last week's stunning news that US consumer debt levels had declined for the first time in over 50 years, it is clear that "debt" has finally come to be seen for what it is, a four letter word that should be used with extreme caution.
While the stunning scale of the Verizon debt sale may inspire hopes of more activity on Wall Street, there are several reasons the offering on Wednesday could turn out to be an outlier, rather than the start of another wave of deals.
It's a curious thing, but amid a stunning unemployment rate (26percentt), unsustainable debt (almost twice the gross domestic product) and the threat of more austerity, Greece's capital city is flourishing in one way: as a mecca for artists.
