An analogy
If the federal budget was scaled to that of an american family-
Total annual income for the Jones family:
$21,700
Amount of money the Jones family spent: $38,200
Amount of new debt added to the credit card: $16,500
Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
Amount cut from the budget: $385
Last year's interest payment on the debt was $454 Billion. Across the board, it amounts to $3500 per tax payer.