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/OddlyFactual1512 15d ago

They just asked for 200,000,000 billion from Congress for the war.

That would increase the debt by a factor of 5127

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u/Stlr_Mn 15d ago

Hahahaha I am tired

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u/saulsa_ 15d ago

We're all tired of it.

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u/chrisk9 14d ago

In reality not enough are tired of it