just fyi - the US national debt is $36 trillion. That’s about $110 million per American. So hey folks, what say we all chip in and get that thing paid off!
But wait, we could just make the billionaires pay it! Sorry no, the combined net worth of all 900-ish billionaires in America is less than $7 trillion. That’s how deep in debt this country is.
My math came out a little different:
$36,000,000,000,000 ÷ 340,000,000 = $105,882 per person.
Still agree with you, though. This is above the median household income, and the people who extract more wealth from this country should also share a greater burden of its debt.
just fyi - the US national debt is $36 trillion. That’s about $110 million per American. So hey folks, what say we all chip in and get that thing paid off!
But wait, we could just make the billionaires pay it! Sorry no, the combined net worth of all 900-ish billionaires in America is less than $7 trillion. That’s how deep in debt this country is.
My math came out a little different: $36,000,000,000,000 ÷ 340,000,000 = $105,882 per person.
Still agree with you, though. This is above the median household income, and the people who extract more wealth from this country should also share a greater burden of its debt.