Consider the current size of the U.S. debt by checking this U.S. National Debt Clock: 

https://www.usdebtclock.org

 

• Does the size of this U.S. debt concern you? Why or why not? Use macroeconomic concepts on government debt to inform your answer.
• Do some research with data on central government debt from the World Bank: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS?view=chart and select a country to investigate and then compare how the size of the U.S. debt compares to other country's debt.
• Does the comparison surprise you? Why or why not?

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The size of the US debt is indeed a matter of concern due to several macroeconomic factors 1 Impact on Economic Stability A high level of government d... View the full answer