The Revolutionary War.
over 1 trillion pounds
Currently the US national debt is about 13 trillion dollars, and this is an extremely large amount. The nation is deeply in debt. Debts are expensive because lenders charge interest.
amercian revolution
Roughly $6.6 billion per 24 hour day.
the national debt was something used to create national debt
The problem with debt is you need to repay them. A large national debt would be detrimental to the future generations as they will bear higher tax burden to repay these debts. There are lesser benefits as well since portions of Government revenue will have to be allocated to return debts.
What was the national debt in 2003?
$350,000,000 in national debt
The US National Debt is nearly $16,963,703,000, or 16.9 trillion dollars.
The national debt of this country is ridiculous.
As of today the US national debt is $9,581,041,814,762.69, and has been growing at the rate of $1.79 billion every single day since September 28, 2007. That means we owe $31,461.16 per capita. At least for today.
The French government had borrowed money to support the American Revolution.