National debt passes $16 trillion: Should you worry?

"I have a post on the national debt (I was asked by the editors to respond to John Boehner's statement about the debt crossing $16 trillion in a "straightforward manner"):

National debt passes $16 trillion: Should you worry?

Short answer, no, not now, though there are long-run worries..."

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