national debt
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If we advertise that right and stream it in primetime, we might be able to settle the national debt.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Twenty-five years ago, interest payments on the national debt were 2% of GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
The weighted average interest rate on national debt is 3.33%, up from 1.6% in 2022, with March’s net interest payment at $103 billion.
From Barron's ● May 4, 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
