Many Americans who are investors are attempting to comprehend a figure that is nearly beyond comprehension after learning, according to USDebtClock.org, that the federal government of the United States has a national debt that has topped $18 trillion. In a trillion, how many zeros are there? (12) Over how long did we accumulate the first $1 trillion in debt? (205 years) How long did it take for our debt to increase from $17 trillion to $18 trillion? (Little over a year).
Janguard has calculated how many various, everyday products one might buy with $18 trillion in order to bring this enormous sum into perspective.
1,993,355 – The number of homes you could buy in Atherton, CA, which is known as the most expensive zip code in the United States (94027).
2.5 million – The number of Lamborghini Veneno Roadsters you could buy. The Veneno is 2014’s most expensive car ($4.5 million) and only nine are being made this year.
600 million – The number of business you could open, if each business cost $30,000 to start. That’s almost two businesses per U.S. citizen.
16,374 – The number of years you could cover the costs of the 550 million Big Mac sandwiches that are consumed each year in the United States.
$57,507 – If we divided up $18 trillion among each person legally living in the United States, each resident’s share would be more than $50,000 USD.
As you can see, $18 trillion can be used (and/or wasted) in a lot of ways. Breaking down the number of $9 million homes or $4.5 million sports cars that can be bought with the amount of money that our nation owes is one way to highlight the culture of excess and waste that is Washington D.C. Will things ever change? Maybe. Will things change because politicians suddenly decide to do the right thing? Doubtful.
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