Lets admit it, we all saw this coming at some point or another — Apple is now richer than the United States government. Yes, you read that correctly, the tech giant is richer than the United States government. The latest figures are in and show that the United States government has a balance of $73.7b while Apple has $76.4b giving them a $2 billion lead on the government. Amazing. In addition to that, the latest financial results show that the U.S. government is spending ~$200b more than it collects in revenue every month. Wow.