America Is About to Cross $40 Trillion in Debt: The First Trillion Took 192 Years, the Last One Took About 5 Months

America Is About to Cross $40 Trillion in Debt: The First Trillion Took 192 Years, the Last One Took About 5 Months

The national debt is closing in on a number no country has ever reached, and the pace at which America got here reveals something alarming about where it is headed next.