This work retrieves the gross United States Public Debt for the given day. The work displays the US Public Debt according to the live rate of exchange between AUD and USD. If an audience member inserts a 5c, 10c, 20c, $1 or $2 coin into the machine the US Public Debt decreases accordingly on the screen. A donation is then made to the US Treasury to reduce their debt in concordance with their protocols. Generative interactive installation. 3D Printed plastics, gold leaf, adhesive faux plastic jewels, confetti, Coin counter, Pay Pal account, Microcontroller computer programmed with custom operating protocols, database, sd card, Wi-fi, breadboard, electrical tape, DC adaptor, two lcd display panels, and web server side scripting scraping the gross national debt from the Treasury of the The United States of America and yahoofinance.com. Dimensions Variable: (Minimum required size 30 x 30 x 15 cm on plinth)
