Over 14 Trillion dollars. It grows higher every second.
US
It can, by rational budget spending
The National Debt is the responsibility of the government. This debt comes from government spending. This spending is acquired from government programs and foreign aid.
The National Debt
The US National Debt is nearly $16,963,703,000, or 16.9 trillion dollars.
The National Debt is the money owed by the US government to the Federal Reserve for printing money. Most of the money that is spent is spent on military and welfare. To see current statistics on the National Debt, see the Related Links to see the National Debt Clock keeping track of the debt in our country.
The National Debt is the money owed by the US government to the Federal Reserve for printing money. Most of the money that is spent is spent on military and welfare. To see current statistics on the National Debt, see the Related Links to see the National Debt Clock keeping track of the debt in our country.
The national debt.
Although the US government did its best to finance the US Civil War by its normal tax measures, they were not enough to cover all of its expenses. As a result of borrowing funds, the US raised the US Treasury's national debt by $2.5 billion.
Government taking money
by selling government bonds to fund the debt
Debt. The amount the government spends, above and beyond incoming revenue is called a deficit. The accumulated annual deficit spending plus interest is the debt.