U.S. National Debt Quietly Surpasses $18 Trillion With No End In Sight

``The U.S. national debt hit $18 trillion for the first time on Friday, according to the U.S. Treasury Department and a website that tracks liability debt and assets... The Congressional Budget Office released two startling reports in April showing that... while the White House frequently touts recent deficit reductions... it is only in the short-term that budget deficits are projected to decrease; in the long-term they are projected to explode.'' -- Of course, this won't ever matter ... until it does.