 Parties have grown that we don't have time to go into another section, but I thought this was interesting. So U.S. debt now stands at more than $35 trillion, representing 122% of U.S. GDP. How concerned should investors be? Let's put it in perspective according to this article. The U.S. is a wealthy country. For example, total U.S. household net worth is over $150 trillion, which is close to five times the size of the national debt.