March 1, 1993 Washington’s Largest Monument: The National Debt Peter J. Neff Chris R. Edwards Peter J. Neff, Chris R. Edwards Print this page Subscribe Support our work Download Special Report No. 17 Special Report No. 17 Executive Summary At the end of 1992, federal, state, and local governments had accumulated total credit market debt of $3.81 trillion, representing $15,117 in additional future taxes for each person in the United States. The federal government was responsible for $2.89 trillion of this total, while state and local governments added $917 billion to the debt load. Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy Business Taxes Individual and Consumption Taxes Research Tags Debt and Interest Rates
