US national debt tracker for March 29, 2024: See what American taxpayers (you) owe in real time

The U.S. national debt is climbing at an astronomical pace and has shown no signs of slowing down despite the heightened scrutiny on government spending.The national debt — which measures what the U.S. owes its creditors — increased to $34,578,609,157,179.32 as of Thursday afternoon, according to the latest numbers published by the Treasury Department. That is up about $5.4 billion from the $34,573,199,545,841.43 figure reported the previous day.By comparison, just four decades ago,