The current debt is 24.2 TRILLION dollars. That's a number incomprehensible by most people, me included, so when someone says 5 BILLION that I can almost relate to. However, 5 BILLION in the context of the 24.2 TRILLION has minimal impact. Almost like when we pay a bill and tell the provider, keep the change. I know, Sen Dirkson's quote, "a billion here and a billion there and pretty soon you're talking real money" comes to mind but that was back in the 60's when a billion was the top number.
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