"[1] In October, seventeen people dressed as Uncle Sam, appeared in major locations in Washington, D.C. holding signs with the "Defeat The Debt" logo.
The "Uncle Sams" wore disheveled costumes and their cardboard signs contained slogans like "12 trillion $$$ in debt.
"[2] The campaign publicized information on the consequences of the growing U.S. debt[3] and was featured in The Economist.
[4] Later that same month, the "Uncle Sams" appeared in New York City,[5] Boston, and Chicago.
"[7] The group's website, DefeatTheDebt.com, features a clock that keeps a running tally of the country's national debt.