--- description: The United States of Insolvency $13,903,107,629,266. Can the nation afford this much debt? A Debt We All Must Pay What Today’s Democrats Can Learn from... title: TIME Magazine Cover: Make America Solvent Again image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt651d8b9986f83a49/69888ef7cd1bba957f7003a7/debt-cover-final.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In the Latest Issue (14 Apr 2016) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2016 10:08 AM CUT  by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2016 10:08 AM CUT [The United States of Insolvency](http://time.com/4293549/the-united-states-of-insolvency/?iid=toc%5F041416 "undefined") $13,903,107,629,266\. Can the nation afford this much debt? 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