U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
New debt: $1,650,000,000,000
National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
Recent budget cut: $38,500,000,000
Let's remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget: Annual family income: $21,700
Money the family spent: $38,200
New debt on the credit card: $16,500
Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
Total budget cuts: $385
Puts it into perspective a bit, huh?(Source: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115560790731793704368/posts/5TRu4CdDW3R)