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The US National Debt

Every second you spend on this page, it grows by about the price of a new truck.

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Where It Came From

Every year the government takes in tax revenue and spends more than it took in. The gap between the two bars is that year's deficit. Stack up fifty-six of those gaps and you get the orange line.

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