national debt

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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

And that understates the savings, because it also would have cut the $9 trillion in net interest the government has to pay on the national debt over that period.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

By extension, “the funds” referred to the British national debt, the total amount of government securities outstanding—the base of the nation’s finances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Sweden’s national debt office will auction a combined 8 billion Swedish kronor in June 2032- and October 2036-dated government bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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