math is the answer.
US annual revenues haven’t changed much... hovering around $2.5 t*
(a quick google shows the revenue jumped to $3.0t for 2014... my back of the napkin was off a tad)
Our national debt has increased $8 t, from $10t to $18+t in just 6 years.
that’s $1.3 t avg debt increase per year, putting the spending about $3.8 t on average (it’s been $4t+ the last two years). this is $1.5t above revenue, or about 1.6x revenue.
translating that into relatable numbers...
$83k is 1.6x above $52k which results in $31k increased debt annually.
if tax revenue is yearly gross, then $3.0t is $52k and $18t national debt would be equivalent to $362k personal debt.
please, in the future, do your own homework. especially for things that are this simple.
Your revenue number was off by $500 billion.
Your spending number was off by about $500 billion.
please, in the future, do your own homework. especially for things that are this simple.
Feel free to post the proof that the deficit was closer to your $1.5 trillion claim than the ~$484 billion deficit at the link I provided.
Then I'll apologize for pointing out your bad numbers.