The Real National Debt Is $88.9 Trillion, According to a New Federal Treasury Report

JustFacts’ James Agresti analyzed a new Treasury report showing that the real budget shortfall of the federal government is $88.9 trillion, counting the liabilities from entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
— Read on pjmedia.com/trending/treasury-report-true-u-s-government-shortfall-88-9-trillion-average-704k-per-household/

We’re on the Precipice of an Economic Crisis–and Everyone Knows It’s Coming – Foundation for Economic Education – Working for a free and prosperous world

Heck, even folks on the left recognize that there’s a problem. Paul Krugman correctly notes that America is facing a massive demographic shift that will lead to much higher levels of spending. And he admits that entitlement spending is driving the budget further into the red. That’s a welcome acknowledgment of reality.
— Read on fee.org/articles/entitlements-the-most-predictable-economic-crisis-in-history/