Last guess I saw someone estimated the private wealth in the US at about 50 Trillion. With the collapse of home prices and the stock market that has to have fallen by 10 to 15 Trillion. So people are worth 35 Trillion and we owe 11 Trillion. Ina few years this is going to be a real big issue.

It is a mistake to think businessmen are more immoral than politicians!
Keynes, 1937