High National Debt... hurry, turn off all the lights!!!!

My son learned about the national debt today. He came home and pulled up a web site that counts all the national debt and people and gold amounts and many more stats. Then he proceeded to explain them all to me.

Suddenly, my son wasn't my little 9 year old anymore. He was talking about concepts I had no idea what they meant! He sounded so smart and... well..... responsible!

So, he's gone around the house and turned out all the lights and is asking that we try not to spend any more money.

I wonder if that number at the bottom of the national debt calculator will slow down a bit if I stop spending.