Thursday, November 19, 2009

U.S. National Debt Now Tops $12 Trillion

It’s another record-high for the U.S. National Debt which has topped the $12-trillion mark. Divided evenly among the U.S. population, it amounts to $38,974.34 for every man, woman and child.

This latest milestone in the ever-rising journey of the National Debt comes less than eight months after it hit $11 trillion.

The National Debt has increased about $1.6 trillion on Mr. Obama’s watch, though less than $4.9 trillion run up during the presidency of George W. Bush.

It gets worse. The same document projects that by the end of the decade, the National Debt will hit $24.5 trillion — exceeding the Gross Domestic Product projected for 2019.

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