We Owe It to Ourselves, by Dawn Bennett
On October 27, 1981, U.S. debt levels hit $1 trillion for the first time, and it took us over 200 years to reach that point. According to TreasuryDirect.gov's "Debt to the Penny" application, that figure broke the $18 trillion mark on Friday, November 28 of last year, and now stands at over $18.1 trillion. To give some sense of what $18 trillion looks like, $18 trillion in 100-dollar bills would fill a football field, from goal post to goal post,...
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