(Reuters)
Columbus, OH -- The national debt was erased today as an entirely new commodity market has appeared seemingly overnight, dealing only in 5 gallon buckets.
It seems a user on a local car forum known only as "Firebush!!!" brought to market a massive influx of buckets, saying that they usually are thrown out but that these had been cleaned thoroughly and only had a slight smell of pickle or hot pepper.
Trading in the bucket market was wild, at one point even reaching over $10 per bucket, though at closing the price was just over $2/bucket.
When asked what, if any, role his office played in the economic recovery, President Obama shrugged, flashed a grin and a thumbsup, and said "Buckets of Change in 2012".