There are about 164,000 individual taxpayers in the US.
So each taxpayer is paying around $7,300 each just for interest on the debt.
Which is more than Canadians pay in taxes for universal healthcare.
Your number is too low still. Half of those filers are not contributors, they receive refunds. The figure is more like ~65 million taking on this tax burden, so likely closer to 15k (rounding math)
There are about 164,000 individual taxpayers in the US.
So each taxpayer is paying around $7,300 each just for interest on the debt.
Which is more than Canadians pay in taxes for universal healthcare.