In One Chart: What If a Typical Family Spent Money Like the Federal Government

Kelsey Lucas /

The federal government has a spending problem. The national debt is tipping $18 trillion–and growing. But what if an American family spent the way the United States does? Check out the chart below for a (scary) perspective.

 

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