function debt_grow(){
  seconds_passed = ((Number(new Date) - Number(new Date('1 June 2009 00:00:00')))/1000).toFixed(0);
  if (seconds_passed < 0) seconds_passed = 0;
  debt = (539.07 * seconds_passed + 165000000000.00).toFixed(2);
  debt = formatCurrency(debt);
  document.getElementById('debt_meter').innerHTML =  debt;
}

function formatCurrency(num) {
num = num.toString().replace(/\$|\,/g,'');
if(isNaN(num))
num = "0";
sign = (num == (num = Math.abs(num)));
num = Math.floor(num*100+0.50000000001);
cents = num%100;
num = Math.floor(num/100).toString();
if(cents<10)
cents = "0" + cents;
for (var i = 0; i < Math.floor((num.length-(1+i))/3); i++)
num = num.substring(0,num.length-(4*i+3))+','+
num.substring(num.length-(4*i+3));
return (((sign)?'':'-') + '$' + num + '.' + cents);
}

function init_debt_meter(){
  debt_grow();
  loop = setInterval("debt_grow()",1000);
}