[Starwind]

Actually it's only $23,318 per person.

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm

That is only the money actually borrowed (about $7T).

The $100,000/person is derived from the additional promises to pay SS, medicare, retirements, etc. Some estimates put that commitment figure at $44T which yields $146,000/person.

[Willie Green]

The $100,000/person is derived from the additional promises to pay SS, medicare, retirements, etc. Some estimates put that commitment figure at $44T which yields $146,000/person.

$124K per person is the figure that I've seen.

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