THIS PUTS IT INTO FIGURES WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND.....YIKES

I love it when complex things are made simple. *
United States Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 *
New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 *
National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
Recent budget cut: $ 38,500,000,000
Now, remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget.
* Annual family income: $21,700 *
Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on credit card: $142,710 Total budget cuts: $385