How long to a trillion?
This is how long it took the US government to rack up its trillions in debt:
1 trillion: 1776-1981 = 205 years
2 trillion: 1981-1986 = 7 years
3 trillion: 1986-1990 = 4 years
4 trillion: 1990-1992 = 2 years
5 trillion: 1992-1996 = 4 years
6 trillion: 1996-2002 = 8 years
7 trillion: 2002-2004 = 2 years
8 trillion: 2004-2005 = 1 year
9 trillion: 2005-2007 = 2 years
10 trillion: 2007-2008 = 1 year
11 trillion: 2008-2009 = 1 year
12 trillion: Q1 2009 - Q4 2009 = 9 months
13 trillion: Q4 2009 - Q2 2010 = 6 months
14 trillion: Q2 2010 - Q4 2010 = 6 months
15 trillion: 2010 - 2011 = 1 year
16 trillion: Q4 2011 - Q3 2012 = 9 months
17 trillion: 2012 - 2013 = 1 year
18 trillion: 2013 - 2014 = 1 year
19 trillion: 2014 - 2016 = 2 years
20 trillion: 2016 - 2017 = 1 year
21 trillion: 2017 - 2018 = 1 year
22 trillion: 2018 - 2019 = 1 year
23 trillion: Q1 2019 - Q4 2019 = 9 months
24 trillion: Q4 2019 - Q2 2020 = 6 months
25 trillion: Q2 2020 - Q2 2020 = 0 months
26 trillion: Q2 2020 - Q2 2020 = 0 months
27 trillion: Q2 2020 - Q4 2020 = 6 months
28 trillion: Q4 2020 - Q1 2021 = 3 months
29 trillion: Q1 2021 - Q4 2021 = 9 months
30 trillion: Q4 2021 - Q1 2022 = 3 months
31 trillion: Q1 2022 - Q4 2022 = 9 months
32 trillion: Q4 2022 - Q2 2023 = 9 months
33 trillion: Q2 2023 - Q3 2023 = 3 months
