The financial math certainly seems to bear this out.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:..."
Not that I think I have any special wisdom, far from it, but it may be that this prophecy has already been fulfilled, at least on one level (most prophecy has multiple levels).
...calculate the number of the beast...
6 + 6 + 6 = 18, 1 + 8 = "9"
Calculating the Number for Your Name
...for it is the number of a man...
The beast is government. Government (the beast) has issued each of us our number (i.e., our SSN). Our number is composed of "9" digits (i.e., 'the number of a man')
What are the odds?
It goes without saying how difficult living in our country today, would be without a SSN.