national debt
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That was the revelation that the national debt had reached $40 trillion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The same day, the national debt passed $40 trillion for the first time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Over the next decade, annual interest payments on the national debt will rise from $1.0 trillion to $2.1 trillion, or from 3.3% to 4.6% of GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The national debt crossed $40 trillion the same week Treasury intervened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
