On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 03:09:50PM -0700, Joe Touch wrote:
I suppose the Japanese debt might be a usable substitute for next
time, since it's also a large rich country with a large debt.
More digits!
I see no good reason to use debt values other than as a political statement.
The IETF and ISOC make far too many of these, IMO. This is a case where
there's good reason to do otherwise.
Lotteries are sufficient and prevalent.
Which lotteries? One per-country would be insufficiently
representative. How shall we choose lotteries and how many per-country?
Should we adjust by relative currency exchange rates? ...
In case it's not clear: I am being facetious, and I think your concern
should be dismissed. Including U.S. debt numbers is not a political
statement. Each source's integrity is far more important that what a
particular number represents. Entropy has no nationality. Propose
adding more entropy sources if you like, but don't let this get out of
hand.
Nico
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