Federal Debt Up $1.3 Trillion Since Last Thanksgiving; $10,137 Per Household

[angelatc]

https://www.cnsnews.com/article/wash...zR98ikEykVhBsk

So much winning.

The federal debt has increased by $1,303,466.578.471.45 since last Thanksgiving, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury.

That is the largest Thanksgiving-to-Thanksgiving increase in the debt in nine years. The last time the debt increased more from Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving was in 2010, when it increased by $1,785,995,360,978.10.

It also equals approximately $10,137.48 per household in the United States.


At the close of business on November 21, 2018—the day before last Thanksgiving—the federal debt stood at $21,769,263,916,844.09. At the close of business yesterday, it stood at $23,072,730,495,315.54.

That equaled an increase of $1,303,466,578.471.45.

That Thanksgiving-to-Thanksgiving increase in the debt worked out to approximately $10,137.48 for each of the 128,579,000 households the Census Bureau estimates there are in the United States in 2019.

The full federal debt of $23,072,730,495,315.54 now equals $179,444 per household.

[r3volution 3.0]

It's almost like government gets bigger regardless of which party's in power...

[TheTexan]

It's almost like government gets bigger regardless of which party's in power...

But on average it gets less bigger under Republicans, if you exclude the years where it got bigger under a Republican

[CCTelander]

It's almost like government gets bigger regardless of which party's in power...

No, no, no. You're just not getting it again. Republicans are always better. Besides, there are more important things than money. You know, all those terrible oppressive things those in government always find to spend all that extra money on.

[Origanalist]

Whatryall bichin about? I bet you drove on a interstate today, who do you think built that? You didn't build that.

[Origanalist]

The full federal debt of $23,072,730,495,315.54 now equals $179,444 per household.

A small price to pay for muh roads.

[TheTexan]

Whatryall bichin about? I bet you drove on a interstate today, who do you think built that? You didn't build that.

A small price to pay for muh roads.

+rep

[CCTelander]

A small price to pay for muh roads.

Oh $#@!. I forgot all about muh roads. Of course you're right.

[r3volution 3.0]

No, no, no. You're just not getting it again. Republicans are always better. Besides, there are more important things than money. You know, all those terrible oppressive things those in government always find to spend all that extra money on.

The conspiracy to subsidize taco trucks with federal tax dollars, for instance?

Of course, an alternative explanation is that tacos taste good.

[enhanced_deficit]

It's almost like government gets bigger regardless of which party's in power...

Yea, and national debt under 'king of debt' it's spiking at lightening fast speed.