national debt
noun
: the total amount of money that the government of a country owes to companies, countries, etc.
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The debt outlook makes this doubly the case and the Trump budget, which will add USD 2.4 trillion to the national debt by 20234 (according to the Congressional Budget Office) will not only break the bank but break the labour market.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The federal government borrows money yearly just to keep the lights on, and the annual cost of paying the interest owed on the $36 trillion national debt is now roughly equivalent to annual Medicare spending.
—Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
These obligations include paying for programs and services such as Social Security, military salaries, Medicare and interest on the national debt.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Musk and some fiscal conservatives have raised concerns about the bill's impact on the national debt.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The federal government borrows money yearly just to keep the lights on, and the annual cost of paying the interest owed on the $36 trillion national debt is now roughly equivalent to annual Medicare spending.
—Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
These obligations include paying for programs and services such as Social Security, military salaries, Medicare and interest on the national debt.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Musk and some fiscal conservatives have raised concerns about the bill's impact on the national debt.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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“National debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20debt. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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