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Fortune
fortune.com > 09/09/2026 > boomers-40-trillion-national-debt

How Boomers voted the next generation a $40 trillion debt??? and counting

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (800+ words) How Boomers voted the next generation a $40 trillion debt — and counting fortune.com How Boomers voted the next generation a $40 trillion debt, and counting The United States’ national debt crossed $40 trillion last month. Five months earlier, in March, the more…...

National Taxpayers Union
ntu.org > foundation > detail > national-debt-hits-40-trillionhow-prepared-is-your-state

National Debt Hits $40 Trillion—How Prepared Is Your State?

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (444+ words) Center for State Competitiveness by Andrew Wilford September 09, 2026 Last month, the national debt hit $40 trillion. For such a monumentally dubious achievement, it received relatively little attention. It’s not that hard to understand why—while it took us 192 years to accumulate…...

The Reflector
thereflector.com > stories > commentary-soaring-debt-is-bucket-of-ice-water,414272

Commentary: Soaring debt is bucket of ice water

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (642+ words) The recent news that our national debt has swollen to $40 trillion should be the “bucket of ice water” America needs to finally address our financial woes. Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory, and it is getting much worse....

TU News
tradersunion.com > news > market-voices > show > 3266764-payroll-tax-social-security-gap

Payroll tax shortfall more than $210 billion compared to Social Security expenses, Andrew Follett argues

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (390+ words) Traders Union - Payroll tax does not cover Social Security gap Payroll tax shortfall more than $210 billion compared to Social Security expenses, Andrew Follett argues Andrew Follett questions the effectiveness of the 12.4% payroll tax in addressing Social Security obligations. He claims…...

CNA
channelnewsasia.com > commentary > us-national-debt-threatens-ai-market-boom-6367086

Commentary: Why America’s debt binge is starting to matter

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (430+ words) If long-term interest rates decisively breach the 5 per cent threshold, the impact could derail the AI boom, says Ruchir Sharma for the Financial Times. NEW YORK: Doomsday warnings about America’s rising debt date to the 1970s, when the US government began…...

Google News
sandiegouniontribune.com > 09/07/2026 > we-must-reduce-the-national-debt-to-head-off-economic-catastrophe

We must reduce the national debt to head off economic catastrophe – San Diego Union-Tribune

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (145+ words) Re “The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion” (Aug. 19): Thank you for the article on our quickly increasing national debt. If we divide that debt by the number of people in the U.S., we find that every man,…...

The Business Times
businesstimes.com.sg > opinion-features > why-americas-debt-binge-starting-matter

Why America’s debt binge is starting to matter

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (129+ words) If long-term interest rates decisively breach the 5% threshold, the impact can derail the AI boom [WASHINGTON] Doomsday warnings about America’s rising debt date back to the 1970s, when the US government began running persistent budgetary deficits. Late in the next decade,…...

amac.us
amac.us > newsline > beware-woke-economics

Woke Economics: The Dangerous Money Myth Fueling America's $40 Trillion Debt

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Antelope Valley Press
avpress.com > opinion > editorial > is-the-usa-going-bankrupt-no-despite-our-enormous-debt > article_6541a3c0-b060-4ae1-8d70-3bbeae9fa59a.html

Is the USA going bankrupt? No, despite our enormous debt

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (351+ words) The US national debt just crossed the $40 trillion threshold… Thank God, no, we aren’t going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt. The rapid pileup of debt under Republicans and Democrats alike is certainly a disgrace and…...

RealClearMarkets
realclearmarkets.com > articles > 09/01/2026 > no_social_security_is_not_the_cause_of_the_national_debt_1202988.html

No, Social Security Is Not the Cause of the National Debt

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) Fixing Social Security will not shrink the national debt, or even aid in its shrinkage. And that’s not a defense of Social Security. It’s just a comment that spending cuts or “entitlement reform” as fixes for the national debt amount…...