Sunday, January 8, 2017

U.S. Total Debt Is Just Days Away From Reaching $20 Trillion


Next Big Future: US is within days of $20 trillion in national debt

Federal outlays were projected to rise by 6 percent in 2016 —to $3.9 trillion, or 21.2 percent of GDP. That increase is the result of a nearly 7 percent rise in mandatory spending, a 3 percent increase in discretionary outlays (which stem from annual appropriations), and a 14 percent jump in net interest spending.

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WNU Editor: And it looks like it is going to get worse .... What are conservatives doing voting to increase debt by $9 trillion? (Sacramento Bee).

Update: The U.S. national debt clock is here.

WNU Editor: I posted #20 Billion .... not $20 Trillion on the title of this post. It has been corrected. Sighhh .... 20 Billion .... if only.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

7 Trillion stimulus and the economy didn't really grow,

Thanks Obama


The man from the bottom of the totem pole, who got the sock full of pennies, did not help matters, when he suspended his campaign.

Anonymous said...

Billion, trillion, what's the difference...:)

Jay Farquharson said...

https://www.thebalance.com/us-debt-by-president-by-dollar-and-percent-3306296

Anonymous said...

Thanks obama u really brought change and hope to the world bwahaha