national debt
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Twenty-five years ago, interest payments on the national debt were 2% of GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“This marks the first month in which the national debt has exceeded GDP since the pandemic,” Vail Hartman, strategist at BMO Capital Markets writes.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The U.S. national debt, now at 100.2% of GDP and nearing a level only reached during World War II.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The official national debt, which does not include the liabilities of the Social Security or Medicare trust funds, is another $31.6 trillion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 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
