National Debt Tops $34 Trillion but So What?

By Michael Maharrey

On Dec. 29, the national debt slipped above $34 trillion for the first time.

On the date, the debt was $34,001,493,655,565.48, to be exact.

But so what?

Despite a few alarming headlines, nobody really seems to care. In fact, NPR did a story highlighting the supposed “benefits” of a massive national debt.