Zero
Today the national debt hit $38.56 trillion. In 1835 it was zero. One president did that.
The national debt is $38.56 trillion.
It went up $4.5 million while you read that sentence.
In 1835, it was zero. Every bond redeemed. Every obligation met. The books balanced to the last copper cent. The first and only time in American history.
One president did that. The same one who killed the central bank. The sam…
