Step 1: Visit the National Debts Clock website: https://www.usdebtclock.org

Question 2: When the government goes into deficit spending, it has to borrow money to pay for deficit. That borrowing adds to the National Debt. What is the figure for the total US debt?

Question 3: What are the six largest spending categories?

Question 4: Write a brief reflection on what you learned, found interesting or disturbing (min. 150 words).