They owe $10,429.64 in new debt for each and every one of the 308,745,538 people counted in the United States by the 2010 Census.

111th Congress Added More Debt Than First 100 Congresses Combined: $10,429 Per Person in U.S.

Does the American debt really matter?

Ask the folks in Argentina and the PIGS: Portugal, Iceland, Greece, and Spain.