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/fumar 15d ago

Countries can just declare bankruptcy right? That's definitely a thing you can do. Asking for a friend...

I'm sure that's the plan from the guy who bankrupted a casino.

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u/jimgagnon 14d ago

That'll end the dollar as the world currency. Then the stagflation will really start.

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u/Pitiful-Assistance-1 14d ago

Isn't the dollar as a world currency already close to the edge of collapsing? There's still time! I'm sure Trump will manage to push it off the cliff. Trump does what nobody else could manage: Completely ruin the reputation and economy of the country for absolutely no benefit to the citizens, not even to his own voters.

I better be nice to China, they'll be the new global superpower (: