The United States government just passed the $20 Trillion Debt for the first time in history. (Sometimes the stats are delayed.)
It is scary to see us at 20 trillion in debt, and so far, there is not much evidence of Washington DC having a clue how to pay our bills.
https://treasurydirect.gov/govt/govt.htm
Scarry. Just another reason to use cryptocurrencies such as Steem.
