| − | The '''National Debt''' is the amount of money the [[United States]] government owes various [[creditors]] due to [[deficit spending]]. | + | 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.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5282521</ref> |