New Study shows US Debt 6 Times Greater than Officially Declared. Its not $12 Trillion, Its $70 Trillion!! The United States has accumulated over $70 trillion in unreported debt, an amount nearly six times the declared figure, according to a new study by University of California-San Diego economics Professor James Hamilton. The unique aspect of Hamilton’s study is that he examines federal debt that has not been publicly released, specifically the federal government’s support for “housing, other loan guarantees, deposit insurance, actions taken by the Federal Reserve, and government trust funds.” Since the global economy hit rock bottom in 2008, US federal debt has gone through the roof, increasing from $5 trillion to an estimated $12 trillion in 2013. Meeting the interest payments alone on that debt burden presents a formidable challenge to future US taxpayers: In addition to the debt, Americans must pay back around $220 billion annually just in interest. rt/usa/us-debt-study-hamilton-economy-103/
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:15:09 +0000
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