From ABC’s Jake Tapper:
The federal deficit increased by $180 billion in July alone.
Rising to a record $1.27 trillion already, the deficit is heading towards $2 trillion by the end of the fiscal year.
The current total U.S. national debt is $11,666,485,985,008.
Your share is $37,982.
Increasingly, citizens at town hall meetings are expressing concern over the government’s ability to pay for health care reform without adding to the deficit.
Tapper’s full report can be viewed here.