national debt
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By the way, what drives the national debt?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Its Director David Aikman said that "treading water is not enough" to prevent the national debt from rising.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jackson repeatedly declared that, with no more national debt, the U.S. would “always” have a budget surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
If we advertise that right and stream it in primetime, we might be able to settle the national debt.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
