The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

signalmankenneth said:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending.

The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion debt in March. It reached $38 trillion five months before that, in October.

The unprecedented $40 trillion figure highlights competing administration priorities, from boosting defense spending that the U.S. relies on to carry out President Donald Trump’s almost-6-month-old war in Iran to lowering the cost of gas and groceries.

Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said the Trump administration “has been focused on slashing waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending while accelerating economic growth to get America’s debt-to-GDP ratio trending in the right direction.”

However, experts say the exploding debt and the latest record milestone are already affecting Americans’ pocketbooks by raising borrowing costs for things like mortgages and cars, lowering wages from businesses that have less money available to invest, and creating more expensive goods and services.

“If we want to improve our living standards, today and for the next generation, now is the time for lawmakers to put our nation on a more affordable and sustainable path,” says Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a think tank focused on U.S. fiscal challenges.

https://apnews.com/article/treasury-national-debt-limit-a27a8d3651ff810b25c610d3e1b6259d
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This is yet another waste of tax dollars that Trump has issued that is beyond ridiculous. Seniors paying Medicare Part B premiums will get a ONE TIME ONLY CHECK FOR $90 BUCKS. Keep in mind, every fuckin month, we're paying 202. and next year 209...so this 90 bucks is for what? That 90 payment will take a already massive deficit from 41 Trillion to an additional 2 billion and counting. Folks, it will be Seniors and the poor someday who will be responsible for paying down the nations debt, that REPUBLICANS GROW EVERY TIME THESE BASTARDS ARE IN CHARGE. Also I am begging seniors to please please please find out what changes 2027 for Medicare are in store for us....you will be forced to see your primary for at least 2 consecutive visits with co pays each, just to get something as simply as a shot, or meds, or test doen...etc....read this shit before you thank this bastard for that 90 bucks!! HE LOVES THE POORLY EDUCATED AND REDNECK FOOLS, AMERICA!!
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