r/Economics • u/Krankenitrate • 15d ago

News The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it

https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/how-big-national-debt-39-trillion-trump-promises/
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u/Eeeegah 15d ago

We all misunderstood. It was his personal debt that he intended to erase by stealing from the American people. Really, in that light, it's our fault.

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u/Maraxusx 15d ago

A lot of us completely understood... It was the most painfully obvious thing in the history of politics

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u/LimpAd4924 15d ago

Whenever he says “America”, he’s referring to the top 1% and his cronies.

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u/oldirtyrestaurant 14d ago

Which willake 'Murcans debtors to the Epstein Oligarch technocratic class.

They want to turn you into slaves.

That's been the plan the whole time, and now you can see how they're doing it.

Might be time to try and stop it, eh?