A common concern for U.S. Citizens over the past 40 years has been the national debt problem. Since 1981, U.S. public debt has risen from approximately $1 trillion to over $27 trillion. Every presidential administration has promised to deal with the issue, but the debt continues to climb at an increasing rate as expenditures continue to exceed revenues. For a visual depiction of this increase, visithttp://www.usdebtclock.org(Links to an external site.)

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Is this trend sustainable? What Congress and the White House should do about this?