03/22/2017
We are twenty trillion dollars in debt. We have hit the debt ceiling and the federal government is taking what is called “extraordinary measures” to keep us solvent until Congress either balances the budget at current levels or raises the ceiling again.
https://www.conventionofstates.com/the_ugly_truth_about_america_s_spending?utm_source=Convention+of+States+Project&utm_campaign=2245efeddf-3_21_17_COS_Program_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_45196125c1-2245efeddf-216734649
The situation is even worse than you think.