America’s national debt is rapidly growing. Now nearly $7.8 trillion, every man, woman and child in the U.S. would have to pay more than $25,000 for the debt to be paid.
NOW $7,788,000,000,000 …
2004 $7,379,052,696,330
2003 $6,783,231,062,743
2002 $6,228,235,965,597
2001 $5,807,463,412,200
2000 $5,674,178,209,886
1999 $5,656,270,901,615
1998 $5,526,193,008,897
1997 $5,413,146,011,397
1996 $5,224,810,939,135
1995 $4,973,982,900,709
1994 $4,692,749,910,013
1993 $4,411,488,883,139
1992 $4,064,620,655,521
1991 $3,665,303,351,697
1990 $3,233,313,451,777
1989 $2,857,430,960,187
1988 $2,602,337,712,041
1987 $2,350,276,890,953
1986 $2,125,302,616,658
1985 $1,945,941,616,459
1984 $1,662,966,000,000
1983 $1,410,702,000,000
1982 $1,197,073,000,000
1981 $1,028,728,000,000
1980 $930,210,000,000
1979 $845,116,000,000
1978 $789,207,000,000
1977 $718,943,000,000
1976 $653,544,000,000
1975 $576,649,000,000