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The $31.4 trillion U.S. Government debt ceiling was surpassed ten months ago in January.U.S. national debt surged by more than $500 billion in just the past 20 days to reach $33.5 trillion now, according to data provided by the Treasury Department last week.
If Social Security personal retirement accounts had been availableto baby boomers, they would have substantially increased the babyboomers' net worth, especially among low-wealth families.Additionally, the gain in retirement security would be between$41,000 and $214,000 at age 65, in inflation-adjusted 2001 dollars.