The Debt Bomb Meets The Socialist Generation
The federal government is running deficits normally associated with wars or severe recessions. Washington continues borrowing enormous sums simply to maintain existing commitments.
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The federal government is running deficits normally associated with wars or severe recessions.
Washington continues borrowing enormous sums simply to maintain existing commitments.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, federal debt held by the public is already roughly equal to the entire annual output of the U.S.
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The federal government is running deficits normally associated with wars or severe recessions. Washington continues borrowing enormous sums simply to maintain existing commitments. According to the Congressional Budget Office, federal debt held by the public is already roughly equal to the entire annual output of the U.S.
How it works
- Yet at precisely the moment government is demonstrating how difficult it is to pay for the promises already made, a growing number of Americans want government to make even more promises.
- Finance reported this week that global debt surpassed $365 trillion during the first half of 2026.
- Governments around the world are increasingly confronting higher borrowing costs and growing interest expenses.
- Office projects the federal government will run a $1.9 trillion deficit in fiscal 2026.
Details worth keeping
I nterest on the national debt has crossed the trillion-dollar mark. America's debt crisis is meeting America's socialist generation. The numbers are becoming difficult to comprehend.
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