The national debt passed $16 trillion today, which means that under Obama, the national debt has surged nearly $5 trillion.

It may not look pretty, but it was a great investment.

Here's a chart of Household Net Worth going back to 2006.

It collapsed nearly $16 TRILLION during the crisis, but has rebounded by over $10 trillion since Obama took over.

So the national debt grew by $5 trillion (because the government spent a lot more into the private sector than it took in), but household net worth has grown yb $10 trillion, for a 2-1 investment. Oh, and this debt came at record low rates. Not bad!