national debt
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But as Maya MacGuineas, the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, points out, the national debt has doubled in the last 10 years and quadrupled in fewer than 20 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 2016, the national debt stood at just under $20tn.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cohen ended the 20-minute preview by saying that he’s putting the past behind him and that the $40 trillion national debt is a huge problem.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Gross national debt has increased $17 trillion since 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
