US national debt just hit $40 trillion.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
August 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
US national debt just hit $40 trillion.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
Why?
HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
"We have $36 trillion of debt," says the President, confusing government debt with trade deficits.
April 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"We have $36 trillion of debt," says the President, confusing government debt with trade deficits.
U.S. Government Stages Fake Coup To Wipe Out National Debt
U.S. Government Stages Fake Coup To Wipe Out National Debt
YouTube video by The Onion
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July 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
U.S. Government Stages Fake Coup To Wipe Out National Debt
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
May 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
UBS: Debt levels and servicing costs are a point of concern
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
September 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
UBS: Debt levels and servicing costs are a point of concern
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
USA government debt-to-GDP ratio likely to have doubled from 2007 to 2030
Cost of debt up 2.5x from 2020 to 2030e
A reminder that the Party of Fiscal Responsibility added $7.8 trillion to the debt the last time they had unified control of government.
FOX NEWS: Can you commit to cutting a trillion dollars?
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: I'm going to give it my best shot
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: I'm going to give it my best shot
December 5, 2024 at 5:55 PM
A reminder that the Party of Fiscal Responsibility added $7.8 trillion to the debt the last time they had unified control of government.
For the first time in 80 years, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio is over 100%.
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo.
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo.
The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
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May 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
For the first time in 80 years, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio is over 100%.
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo.
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo.
The United Kingdom is the second largest owner of US government debt after Japan.
If America wants to bankrupt us, we should simply dump the debt & watch America burn.
If America wants to bankrupt us, we should simply dump the debt & watch America burn.
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The United Kingdom is the second largest owner of US government debt after Japan.
If America wants to bankrupt us, we should simply dump the debt & watch America burn.
If America wants to bankrupt us, we should simply dump the debt & watch America burn.
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
youtu.be
August 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
Reminder: ~40% of Tennessee’s budget comes from the federal government— as state republicans boast about our “balanced budget”
The @TNGOP debt-shaming the federal government is like debt-shaming your parents when they still pay your rent. (cc: Sexton, Lee, Lamberth)
The @TNGOP debt-shaming the federal government is like debt-shaming your parents when they still pay your rent. (cc: Sexton, Lee, Lamberth)
April 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Reminder: ~40% of Tennessee’s budget comes from the federal government— as state republicans boast about our “balanced budget”
The @TNGOP debt-shaming the federal government is like debt-shaming your parents when they still pay your rent. (cc: Sexton, Lee, Lamberth)
The @TNGOP debt-shaming the federal government is like debt-shaming your parents when they still pay your rent. (cc: Sexton, Lee, Lamberth)
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
youtu.be
August 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich.
It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
STEALING OUR MONEY!
tRumpstein ADDED $696 BILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS ...
Borrowing $94 billion in January alone!!!
100% of Gross Domestic Product! The HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS EVER MADE UP OF GDP WAS 106%, and that was immediately following World War II
tRumpstein ADDED $696 BILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS ...
Borrowing $94 billion in January alone!!!
100% of Gross Domestic Product! The HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS EVER MADE UP OF GDP WAS 106%, and that was immediately following World War II
Report: U.S. added nearly $700 billion to national debt in four months - NewsBreak
(The Center Square) – The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January
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February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
STEALING OUR MONEY!
tRumpstein ADDED $696 BILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS ...
Borrowing $94 billion in January alone!!!
100% of Gross Domestic Product! The HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS EVER MADE UP OF GDP WAS 106%, and that was immediately following World War II
tRumpstein ADDED $696 BILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS ...
Borrowing $94 billion in January alone!!!
100% of Gross Domestic Product! The HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS EVER MADE UP OF GDP WAS 106%, and that was immediately following World War II
Government debt getting murdered. UK 30-year yields at highest level since 1998
April 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Government debt getting murdered. UK 30-year yields at highest level since 1998
Trump *is* doing debt cancellation.
It's just not your student or medical debts.
In his second term alone, Trump has already canceled $1.5 billion of criminal debt — payments fraudsters owe the federal government and victims.
They don't mind debt cancellation—for themselves.
It's just not your student or medical debts.
In his second term alone, Trump has already canceled $1.5 billion of criminal debt — payments fraudsters owe the federal government and victims.
They don't mind debt cancellation—for themselves.
March 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Trump *is* doing debt cancellation.
It's just not your student or medical debts.
In his second term alone, Trump has already canceled $1.5 billion of criminal debt — payments fraudsters owe the federal government and victims.
They don't mind debt cancellation—for themselves.
It's just not your student or medical debts.
In his second term alone, Trump has already canceled $1.5 billion of criminal debt — payments fraudsters owe the federal government and victims.
They don't mind debt cancellation—for themselves.
Incoming: The House has passed a CR to avert a government shutdown.
It did not include any changes to the debt limit.
President Musk suffers his first legislative wedgie.
It did not include any changes to the debt limit.
President Musk suffers his first legislative wedgie.
December 20, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Incoming: The House has passed a CR to avert a government shutdown.
It did not include any changes to the debt limit.
President Musk suffers his first legislative wedgie.
It did not include any changes to the debt limit.
President Musk suffers his first legislative wedgie.
If "government can finally start living within its means again", as Speaker Johnson just said, then why did we have to raise the debt ceiling by 5 trillion dollars?
July 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If "government can finally start living within its means again", as Speaker Johnson just said, then why did we have to raise the debt ceiling by 5 trillion dollars?
President Musk and Vice President Trump just suffered a MAJOR DEFEAT with the overwhelming passage in the House of the government spending bill — WITHOUT the suspension of the debt limit.
December 20, 2024 at 11:07 PM
President Musk and Vice President Trump just suffered a MAJOR DEFEAT with the overwhelming passage in the House of the government spending bill — WITHOUT the suspension of the debt limit.
Minnesota: Split bipartisan legislature.
Kept the government open. Invested in improving lives. Responsible budget cuts.
Washington: Republicans control House, Senate, Oval Office.
Government shutdown. Driving up health care costs by thousands. Skyrocketing national debt.
Kept the government open. Invested in improving lives. Responsible budget cuts.
Washington: Republicans control House, Senate, Oval Office.
Government shutdown. Driving up health care costs by thousands. Skyrocketing national debt.
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Minnesota: Split bipartisan legislature.
Kept the government open. Invested in improving lives. Responsible budget cuts.
Washington: Republicans control House, Senate, Oval Office.
Government shutdown. Driving up health care costs by thousands. Skyrocketing national debt.
Kept the government open. Invested in improving lives. Responsible budget cuts.
Washington: Republicans control House, Senate, Oval Office.
Government shutdown. Driving up health care costs by thousands. Skyrocketing national debt.
Trump and Republicans better not say shit about government spending or debt when they threw the debt limit into the CR spending bill. They killed their own talking point.
Republicans want to nuke the debt limit so that Trump has free rein to spend unchecked and explode the debt!
Republicans want to nuke the debt limit so that Trump has free rein to spend unchecked and explode the debt!
December 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Trump and Republicans better not say shit about government spending or debt when they threw the debt limit into the CR spending bill. They killed their own talking point.
Republicans want to nuke the debt limit so that Trump has free rein to spend unchecked and explode the debt!
Republicans want to nuke the debt limit so that Trump has free rein to spend unchecked and explode the debt!
Investors are worried about the ongoing trade war — and rethinking the safety and soundness of U.S. government debt.
By @mariaaspan.bsky.social
By @mariaaspan.bsky.social
Why 'Sell America' is trending on Wall Street
Investors are worried about the ongoing trade war — and rethinking the safety and soundness of U.S. government debt.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Investors are worried about the ongoing trade war — and rethinking the safety and soundness of U.S. government debt.
By @mariaaspan.bsky.social
By @mariaaspan.bsky.social
Oh.
Moody’s downgraded our credit rating for the first time in U.S. history.
We went from a AAA to AA1 rating.
The company cited rising government debt and persistent fiscal deficits.
Yet Republicans and Donald Trump want to raise the debt.
🤦♀️
Moody’s downgraded our credit rating for the first time in U.S. history.
We went from a AAA to AA1 rating.
The company cited rising government debt and persistent fiscal deficits.
Yet Republicans and Donald Trump want to raise the debt.
🤦♀️
May 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Oh.
Moody’s downgraded our credit rating for the first time in U.S. history.
We went from a AAA to AA1 rating.
The company cited rising government debt and persistent fiscal deficits.
Yet Republicans and Donald Trump want to raise the debt.
🤦♀️
Moody’s downgraded our credit rating for the first time in U.S. history.
We went from a AAA to AA1 rating.
The company cited rising government debt and persistent fiscal deficits.
Yet Republicans and Donald Trump want to raise the debt.
🤦♀️
Biden's CFPB finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports, which would help 15 million people.
Trump's CFPB not only wants to scrap it, but has even joined forces with corporate groups suing to block it.
Government for the people vs government for the powerful.
Trump's CFPB not only wants to scrap it, but has even joined forces with corporate groups suing to block it.
Government for the people vs government for the powerful.
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appe
www.npr.org
May 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Biden's CFPB finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports, which would help 15 million people.
Trump's CFPB not only wants to scrap it, but has even joined forces with corporate groups suing to block it.
Government for the people vs government for the powerful.
Trump's CFPB not only wants to scrap it, but has even joined forces with corporate groups suing to block it.
Government for the people vs government for the powerful.
Tell me you have not taken a single course in American history, or world economic history, without telling me...
1. Fed Gov has had public debt as a tool since Hamilton's days as SecTreas treasurydirect.gov/government/h...
2 Debt up way more under Trump than Biden. www.crfb.org/papers/trump...
1. Fed Gov has had public debt as a tool since Hamilton's days as SecTreas treasurydirect.gov/government/h...
2 Debt up way more under Trump than Biden. www.crfb.org/papers/trump...
March 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Tell me you have not taken a single course in American history, or world economic history, without telling me...
1. Fed Gov has had public debt as a tool since Hamilton's days as SecTreas treasurydirect.gov/government/h...
2 Debt up way more under Trump than Biden. www.crfb.org/papers/trump...
1. Fed Gov has had public debt as a tool since Hamilton's days as SecTreas treasurydirect.gov/government/h...
2 Debt up way more under Trump than Biden. www.crfb.org/papers/trump...
There was a colossal amount of boy crying wolf about US government debt from the right for ages, but the wolf eventually does come and eat the kid at the end. US debt servicing is rapidly approaching 20% of all government spending.
July 15, 2026 at 3:39 AM
There was a colossal amount of boy crying wolf about US government debt from the right for ages, but the wolf eventually does come and eat the kid at the end. US debt servicing is rapidly approaching 20% of all government spending.
It really is incredible how despite a half-century of expanding executive power, ballooning the debt, bloating the government, and policing private behavior, the GOP is still discussed as the party of small government libertarianism and fiscal responsibility. Just no relation to reality at all.
July 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It really is incredible how despite a half-century of expanding executive power, ballooning the debt, bloating the government, and policing private behavior, the GOP is still discussed as the party of small government libertarianism and fiscal responsibility. Just no relation to reality at all.