system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELIF: How is the US the richest country in the world, yet we seem to be in trillions of dollars of debt?

I've heard both of those statements said before, by the same people. I don't understand how we can be rich if we owe other countries so much money (like China).
gpt
A nation's 'wealth' isn't defined by how much money their government has on hand.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a measure of ALL of the nation's wealth, including both government and private. US industry and business make more money than any other nations.

Also government debt is not the same as government income, and US tax revenue is pretty stable and large.