The trajectory of U.S. national debt from 1990 onward has shown a consistent upward trend:
1990: $3.2 trillion
1991: $3.7 trillion
1992: $4.1 trillion
1993: $4.4 trillion
1994: $4.7 trillion
1995: $5 trillion
1996: $5.2 trillion
1997: $5.4 trillion
1998: $5.5 trillion
1999: $5.7 trillion
2000: $5.7 trillion
2001: $5.8 trillion
2002: $6.2 trillion
2003: $6.8 trillion
2004: $7.4 trillion
2005: $8 trillion
2006: $8.5 trillion
2007: $9 trillion
2008: $10 trillion
2009: $12 trillion
2010: $13.6 trillion
2011: $14.8 trillion
2012: $16.1 trillion
2013: $16.7 trillion
2014: $17.8 trillion
2015: $18.2 trillion
2016: $19.6 trillion
2017: $20.2 trillion
2018: $21.5 trillion
2019: $22.7 trillion
2020: $27 trillion
2021: $28.4 trillion
It's exponential and unsustainable
Totally, it's just climbing faster every year. Hard to see how it doesn't hit a breaking point soon.
This data illustrates a significant increase in national debt over the decades.