| − | The '''National Debt''' is the amount of money the [[United States]] government owes various [[creditors]] due to [[deficit spending]] The current national debt is approximately 9 trillion. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.phpstoryId=5282521] | + | The '''National Debt''' is the amount of money the [[United States]] government owes various [[creditors]] due to [[deficit spending]] The current national debt is approximately 9 trillion. <ref>http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np</ref> |