ARTICLE I, SECTION 8. The Congress shall have Power … To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
ART. I, SEC. 8U.S. DEBT $40,080,613,389,521
Illustration: a map of the United States torn in two, with dollar bills flying out of the tear
ILLUSTRATION © 2022 LAWRENCE KALKSTEIN

About

The American Whore consists of all 330 million of us. We hate taxes; we hate when “the other guy” gets handouts, but we demand handouts for ourselves. The joint greed of all of us has created The American Whore.

This site is about one number that keeps growing: the U.S. national debt. Each post looks at who borrowed, what for, and who will be left to pay.

WHO WRITES IT

Lawrence (Larry) Kalkstein.

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larry@lawrencethelawyer.com

FINE PRINT

Opinions are the author’s own. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.

The debt clock uses the U.S. Treasury’s public “Debt to the Penny” data from FiscalData.