U.S. Debt
U.S. Debt Per-Person: Marching Ever Higher
U.S. citizens know about the mountain of debt owed by the U.S. government. They know it’s “a problem” — at $38 trillion (at the end of February 2026) just as $28 trillion was five years ago or $20 trillion in September 2017. That debt isn’t simply a trillion-dollar problem. It’s on a trajectory, risking global…
Read MorePersonalizing the U.S. Debt: What’s Your Share, Youngster?
The U.S. Debt Per Person — Man, Woman, and Child How does a voter get his or her mind around our national debt? Did its size truly register when it was $20 trillion during the 2016 election or $27 trillion during the 2020 election? Or over $36 trillion now? It’s in trillions. That term seems…
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