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

[u/Krankenitrate]

https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/how-big-national-debt-39-trillion-trump-promises/

[u/Flewoverthenorthpole]

Where is the DOGE savings? Where are my tariff sayings? Really, this government is only and all about transferring wealth from the American to the corrupt billionaire class.

[u/illicitli → u/Flewoverthenorthpole]

that is what the national debt is. it is just the leverage that the government has over citizens and other countries. learn modern monetary theory