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The US debt clock idea is a graphic way of describing the national debt as part of a clock. As the debt gets larger then the hands on the clock move. The same sort of idea is used for the world risk from nuclear destruction.

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Where can one find online the US Debt Clock?

The easiest way to find the US Debt Clock online is by typing "US Debt Clock" into your web browser. It should always be the first listing on the page.


What is the national debt clock?

The national debt clock is a real time running total display which constantly updates to show the current national debt of the United States. You can find it at the website US Debt Clock.


What type of debt does the US have and who is it owed to?

The majority of US debt is actually owed to US citizens.


What is the US federal government's current debt?

The current debt of the federal government of the United States of America is over 14 trillion dollars. See related link for a debt clock.


What is the size of the US deficit?

As of 7/22/2014, the size of the US deficit is $17 trillion. According to the US Debt Clock website: "The estimated population of the United States is 318,662,593so each citizen's share of this debt is $55,255.02."


What is the current federal debt in the USA?

According to the US National Debt Clock, the current federal debit in the USA is 16.804 trillion dollars. Of course, this figure is constantly rising.


What the national debt?

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.


What is the national debt?

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.


What is the debt of US?

This question is impossible to answer. The united states debt changes every day also the government releases debt figure on the previous day meaning that if you went to the US national debt clock it would be from yesterdays figures. So in the end this would have to be updated practically every hour or so. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, have a good day.


Which US President retired in debt and had a lottery set up to help repay his debt?

Thomas Jefferson. He actually owned a winery, but after his death, his family had to sell it to pay off his very large debt.


When before 1998 did the us government have a surplus?

well you see, we have actually never been in debt. the us government has always has a surplus, the myth of a debt and deficit is to increase spending because the government is just greedy.


What was the US debt in 1776?

us federal debt in 1850