U.S. Tax revenue:
$2,170,000,000,000
Fed budget:
$3,820,000,000,000
New debt: $1,650,000,000,000
National debt:
$16,271,000,000,000
Recent budget
cuts: $ 38,500,000,000
Remove 8 zeros
and pretend it's your household budget:
Annual family
income: $21,700
Money the family
spent: $38,200
New debt on the
credit card this year: $16,500
Outstanding
balance on the credit card: $162,710
Total budget cuts
so far: $385
I don’t know whom
to credit for this, but it sure brings things into perspective…