Today’s Federal Debt is $20,590,391,942,312.26.
The amount is the gross outstanding debt issued by the United States Department of the Treasury since 1790 and reported here.
But, it doesn’t include state and local debt.
And, it doesn’t include so-called “agency debt.”
And, it doesn’t include the so-called unfunded liabilities of entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Federal Debt per person is about $63,103.
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PSALMS 91
Psalm 91King James Version (KJV)
91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
PROVERBS 13:22
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Nehemiah 5:3-5
3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Hosea 4:12
12 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Deuteronomy 15:1-11
15 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.
3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
6 For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Matthew 18:23-35King James Version (KJV)
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
DEBT THAT WILL ONE DAY BRING AMERICA'S ANTICHRIST (the Pharaoh that did not know America's Joseph { who is Martin Luther King} Trump and his Generation- which includes Elizabeth Warren are too familiar with King to be that really harsh "Pharaoh" this is the key reason why the 2020 Slave release Prophecies are wrong. It's has to be somebody weird and devoid of Black culture and History- like a Young Mormon, because even Klansmen were that Pharaoh who knew Joseph). U.S. Ran $666 Billion Deficit In Fiscal 2017, Sixth Highest on Record
Wall St Journal
U.S. revenue and spending both hit record highs in fiscal 2017, according to department
The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington.PHOTO: PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON—The federal budget deficit widened in fiscal year 2017 to the sixth highest deficit on record as government spending growth outpaced growth in tax collections for the second year in a row, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
The budget shortfall rose to $666 billion in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, up $80 billion, or 14%, from fiscal year 2016. That tracks with an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, which had predicted a $668 billion deficit for the last fiscal year.
Federal tax receipts reached a record high in fiscal year 2017, at $3.3 trillion, thanks to slightly faster growth, according to a senior Treasury official. But government outlays also hit a record high last year at nearly $4 trillion, 3% higher than they were in the previous fiscal year, thanks to increased spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as higher interest payments on the public debt.
As a percentage of gross domestic product, the deficit totaled 3.5%, up from 3.2% in fiscal year 2016.
“Today’s budget results underscore the importance of achieving robust and sustained economic growth,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement accompanying the report. “Through a combination of tax reform and regulatory relief, this country can return to higher levels of GDP growth, helping to erase our fiscal deficit.”
Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, said the figures “should serve as a smoke alarm for Washington” and a reminder to “get our fiscal hour in order.”
But deficit hawks, including some in Congress, have warned that a GOP plan to rewrite the tax code could make the country’s fiscal situation worse if it adds to the deficit. The Senate approved a budget resolution Thursday that would allow Congress to pass a tax cut that lowers federal revenues by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years.
Declining government revenues and long-term costs associated with an aging population, including higher Social Security and Medicare spending, are expected to continue pushing up deficits over the coming decades.
Treasury said Friday the government ran an $8 billion surplus in September, much smaller than the $33 billion surplus in September 2016. Receipts fell 2% while outlays grew 5% last month compared with the same period a year earlier.
AMERICA: A KINGDOM FULL OF RACISTS
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — For three days in July 2016, immigration officials detained a man who became a U.S. citizen more than 20 years ago despite repeated assertions of his citizenship.
Sergio Carrillo of Rialto, Calif., was born in Mexico and became a citizen in 1994. Yet Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detained him at the Adelanto, Calif., Detention Facility about 40 miles away.
How did that happen? Federal immigration authorities had no record of his citizenship in their database — a common problem for people who were naturalized before 2008 — according to lawyer Jennie Pasquarella, the American Civil Liberties Union of California's director of immigrants' rights.
Authorities later discovered Carrillo's last name was incorrectly listed in the database as "Cabrillo," according to court filings.
► Nov. 7: Lost guns, backlogged asylum-seekers among DHS vulnerabilities
► Nov. 3: Detained 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy released from custody
► Oct. 18: Judge orders government to allow abortion for immigrant
► Nov. 3: Detained 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy released from custody
► Oct. 18: Judge orders government to allow abortion for immigrant
Carrillo and the ACLU sued the federal government and 10 ICE officers in July; they reached a $20,000 settlement this week. The agreement is not an admission of liability or fault on the part of the government, according to the settlement.
The case highlights several problems with the country's immigration system, Pasquarella said.
"They're relying on these databases that are just completely erroneous," she said.
On top of that, immigration officials relied on limited information to make Carrillo's arrest, Pasquarella said.
They detained him based on evidence of his birth in Mexico and the lack of citizenship information in federal, state or local databases, according to a court filing on behalf of the government.
"It's not like the criminal justice system," Pasquarella said. "There is no double check on the (immigration) system to make sure there's really a reason for arresting somebody."
In a statement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it "would never knowingly take enforcement action against or detain an individual if there was probative evidence indicating the person was a U.S. citizen. Should such information come to light, the agency will take immediate action to address the matter."
In July 2016, ICE agents anonymously called and texted Carrillo, who is a contractor and landscaper, asking him about his whereabouts. They arrested him at a Home Depot in Rialto that day, according to the lawsuit he filed in this past July.
Carrillo repeatedly told the officials that he was a U.S. citizen throughout the time they were detaining him, transferring him, and booking him at a processing facility in Los Angeles, according to his suit.
He alleges they ignored his assertions, violating a policy directive issued in 2015 that requires immigration officials "assess the potential U.S. citizenship of any individual encountered by ICE if the individual makes or has made a claim to U.S. citizenship."
► Oct. 17: Mother worried about deportation drowns infant, 5-year-old
► Sept. 23: Increased enforcement threatens undocumented immigrants
► Sept. 23: Increased enforcement threatens undocumented immigrants
Carrillo was transported to Adelanto, where an officer also ignored his citizenship claims, according to the lawsuit. He remained there for three days until a lawyer provided officials with his U.S. passport.
ICE officials then discovered Carrillo's name was incorrectly entered into the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services database. The record and his fingerprints were not digitized and electronically stored when his citizenship certificate was issued, so they were not available in any database, according to court filings.
There isn't good data on how many U.S. citizens get caught in the federal government's net, but Pasquarella of the ACLU suspects the number is "quite high."
► Sept. 5: As American kids pour across border, Mexican schools struggle to keep up
► Aug. 24: ICE releases mom who was detained despite legal status
► Aug. 24: ICE releases mom who was detained despite legal status
She pointed to the case of Guadalupe Plascencia, a citizen for about 20 years, who was detained in March in San Bernardino. Plascencia was released once her daughter proved her citizenship.
Too often in the immigration system "it's guilty until proven innocent," Pasquarella said. "It's the exact reverse of what the Constitution demands."
► July 14: First DREAMer deported under Trump files court documents
► May 30: He met with federal agents to discuss citizenship. They arrested him.
► May 30: He met with federal agents to discuss citizenship. They arrested him.
To avoid being detained like Carrillo or Plascencia, naturalized citizens could memorize their Alien Registration Number or "A" Number, said immigration lawyer Hadley Bajramovic of Riverside, Calif.
This number identifies people who have applied to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for permanent residence or citizenship. Memorizing the eight- or nine-digit number the way others memorize their Social Security numbers would be easier than always carrying documents, she said.
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