How much is $17 trillion? Visualized for reference.

[parsonsj]

Originally Posted by sniper

What do we know is that spending trillions of dollars DOES NOT make Americans better off.

Let's go down a different path; maybe this will generate some good discussion. Here's my question: how much is the US worth? What value do we place on our country? Not just the infrastructure and hardware. Not just on bridges, roads, national parks, and aircraft carriers. The discussion about the national debt often goes hand in hand with what we owe. I'm asking this question: what are getting for our $17T? When we buy a car on credit, we get something. The same is true for the national debt. We are getting something --

Is it worth it?