Some of the items on the debt clock are going backwards such as:

US FED spending and deficit
Defense
Income security
Debt held by foreign countries
Trade deficit
we are importing less oil
Income security /welfare
Corporate tax
are they shrinking?

WHAT DO YOU SEE

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

h/t dailypaul
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