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…