national debt
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Lennie Kaplan, a former finance official in Alberta, says the province would be expected to take on a share of Canada's national debt, among many other fiscal challenges and responsibilities.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"There's 40 trillion reasons why I would agree with a fiscal conservative," Osborn said, referring to the staggering US national debt, which recently passed the $40 trillion mark.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
And looming over it all, Japan’s national debt, generally figured at around 230% of GDP, remains the world economy’s greatest imponderable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
That was the revelation that the national debt had reached $40 trillion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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
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