U.S. Budget vs. Family Budget
If a median-income American family spent money like the U.S. government, it would have spent all of its earnings, and then put $10,000 on the credit card in 2016 even though it was already $272,000 in debt.
Additional Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau
Treasury Direct
Date Produced: October 15, 2016
Source: Congressional Budget Office
