US National Debt Exceeds $40 Trillion for First Time
The United States national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, having doubled in less than a decade under the Trump and Biden administrations. This milestone comes amid warnings of a potential fiscal crisis.
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US debt tops $40 trillion - $20 trillion since Trump first took office
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The U.S. Treasury's latest statement showed total public debt outstanding at $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, with it having more than doubled in less than a decade.
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Total public debt outstanding stood at $40.05 trillion at the close of business Tuesday, according to data released Wednesday by the Treasury Department.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Total US debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts.
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Read full article →"Doom Loop" Engaged: US Debt Hits $40 Trillion As Treasury Enters The Endgame
"Doom Loop" Engaged: US Debt Hits $40 Trillion As Treasury Enters The Endgame It took the US 200 years to reach its first $1 trillion in debt. It took 95 days to add its last. After several weeks of build up, today the Treasury announced that total public debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, after jumping by over $60 billion in one day, and has now surged by $1 trillion in just over three months, and by a third of the total in less than five years, as US lawmakers con...
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