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What America’s $39 Trillion Debt Looks Like on a Family Budget

It’s hard to comprehend the true scale of the fiscal disaster in Washington D.C. While most Americans feel the impact when gas or milk prices increase by even a nickel, Washington borrows almost $5 billion a day without batting an eye.

The difference between the ridiculous $18.1 trillion in debt from back in 2015 and the ludicrous $39 trillion debt of today seems inconceivable. Numbers this big just don’t seem real.

But if we think of our federal government finances in terms of a family budget, the problem becomes much clearer. 

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