16 Trillion Reasons TOPICS:16 Trillion Reasonsdebtnational debtno budget in 3 yearsout of control spendingtrillionsus credit rating Posted By: BMartin1776 September 4, 2012 … not to vote for the 0ccupier in chief. It took 221 years to get us to $10 trillion, the Emperor and company added on $6 trillion in 3.75 years! Just think of the damage they will do with another four years.