The 18 trillion number is pure propaganda. The true number is closer to 250 trillion.
I believe that you are closer to the truth.....let’s try about 320 trillion....when you include the debts of the various states and cities.
And so speaks the ‘hush hush’. If the People, the TAXPAYERS, were told how in-the-hole they were; how their children and grand WILL be economic slaves, I’d wager we’d see another French’ish Revolution.