[knarf]

In THIS he was transparent ... we saw every step of the way.

[ETL 2]

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 04 Aug 2014 at 10:05:36 PM GMT is:

The estimated population of the United States is 318,750,168 so each citizen's share of this debt is $55,335.58.

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $2.34 billion per day since September 30, 2012! Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House!

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/

[GeronL]

by percentage that is close to 40% added under Obama?

[taxcontrol]

Works out to a little over $20,000 per person in the US. Does your family feel $20,000 times each family member? I have 5 in my family and that would work out to $100K ... I sure don’t feel 100K richer.

[Vendome]

It’s called baseline budgeting.

You start with $1 trillion in spending and then submit a budget on top of that.

So long as Congress continues to authorize this, it is their responsibility, not Barack’s’s.