If a Family Spent Like the Government

[Locutus]

here's the Amount of Debt They’d Have



The federal government has a spending problem. The national debt is tipping $18 trillion–and growing. But what if an American family spent the way the United States does? Check out the chart below for a (scary) perspective.

In 1 Chart: If a Family Spent Like the Government, the Amount of Debt They'd Have

we probably have a similar picture up here.

 

[Angstrom]

I thought it would have been much worst then that honestly

 

[Highball]

If any citizen managed their personal banking accounts like the government does they'd be charged with fraud and money laundering and probably be sent to prison.

 

[mentalfloss]

The average family doesn't have a department of defense.

 

[petros]

The average family doesn't have a department of defense.

Sure they do. You could have your own. $359 for a Savage .306 with optics at Cabelas.

Savage Axis XP Camo Bolt Action Rifle w/ Scope | Cabela's Canada

 

[MHz]

Switch the first and last piles around, none of you gearheads go to school?

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

The comparison is ridiculous. Family finances don't work the way corporate finances or government finances do.