1.0 link 225631 <![CDATA[MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/mountain-of-debt-rising-d_n_225631.html WASHINGTON &mdash; The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.

The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.5 trillion _ equivalent to over $37,000 for each and every American. And it's expanding by over $1 trillion a year.

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