Explaining Our Money Problems In Three Sentences

Having trouble understanding the deficit, the budget and all the gibberish out of DC?  A friend cleared it up for me this way;

Imagine that you had an average monthly income of about $170 balanced against average monthly expenses of about $940--and that you were more than $14,000 in debt.

Then imagine that as of today, you had only $58.60 in cash left in your bank account and $130.50 left on your line of credit.

Now multiply these numbers by 1 billion and you will have the up-to-date financial situation of the U.S. government.

Any questions?