U.S. Debt Soars Over $33 Trillion; Default Warnings Mount As Interest Costs Top $1 Trillion
• U.S. national debt grew by over $102 billion in just 15 days • Total debt now stands at $33.74 trillion • Heritage Foundation warns U.S. could default on debt "sooner rather than later" • Interest payments on debt now over $1 trillion per year • Expert says government will eventually be unable to repay debt