$10,993,768,400,704.15 US National Debt US Population estimated at 305,820,030 Each person owes $35,948.49 My family of 4 owes $144,793.96 Half of the population pays zero income tax. <a href="http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/</a> link to National Debt Clock We need to raise $50 BILLION EVERY WEEK just to stay afloat. My conclusion is that we are beyond broke at this point. This link is to another clock that updates in real time when you log in and has charts (slightly dated): <a href="http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Ldebtclock.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Ldebtclock.htm</a> I can't immagine a painless way out of this mess. Depressing............ Kipp