Of all of the nations on this Earth, which one has the greatest level of national debt?  If you answered the United States of America, then you’re absolutely right.  It appears the world’s richest nation is also the one carrying the biggest debt load.  If you think that statement to be one that self-cancels, or doesn’t make any sense, then you haven’t considered why the “Land of the Free” is also the nation with the most citizens behind bars, another little oxymoron that competes with many others.  How about the nation with the greatest medical expertise in the world having over 40% of its population without health insurance?

You get the point.  The U.S. is a nation of many dichotomies.  And debt is one of them.