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How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt?

By Peter Suderman Aug 24, 2026, 6:44 pm73 pts
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by Reason Senior Editor Robby Soave to discuss the national debt hitting $40 trillion and whether decades of fiscal irresponsibility are finally beginning to have consequences. They examine how the debt…

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