Here's a link that will enlighten (or frighten) you to our nation's escalating national debt.

According to the U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK the Outstanding Public Debt as of 15 Apr 2010 at 12:23:29 PM GMT is:

$12,837,784,215,744.88

That's only $1,653,607,879,505.26 (that's a trillion number) more than last year. (The numbers are so large you can't do the math on a standard calculator if you include the cents!)

The estimated population of the United States is 308,198,082
so each citizen's share of this debt is $41,654.33.

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$4.12 billion per day since September 28, 2007!

Last year the Outstanding Public Debt as of 13 Apr 2009 at 05:17:19 PM GMT is: $11,184,176,346,239.62

The estimated population of the United States is 305,994,591
so each citizen's share of this debt is $36,550.24.

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$3.87 billion per day since September 28, 2007!

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Grab a sedative, a Bernard L. Madoff fly swatter, Harry Potter wand, and lets journey to National-Narnia to have a look...

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np

Who's financing our debt and how much?
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/faq.html