How the U.S. national debt got to $40 trillion

When you spend more than you make, you get debt. For the Washington Post, Youyou Zhou, with illustrations by Kyle Ellingson, visualized the difference over time for the United States. A long stacked bar chart provides a backdrop of revenue and spending, and the animations give a little something to highlight significant spikes. The debt has been running up for decades. It’s as if the government doesn’t even care. Tags: debt, government, revenue, spending, Washington Post