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Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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Uncle Sam didn’t become a popular figure in the culture with cartoons and illustrations until after the War of 1812.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The latest estimate, released in June, projects that the fund will dry up in 2033, at which point Uncle Sam will only be able to pay beneficiaries 77% of what they’re owed.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
By employing huge tariffs, Uncle Sam is embracing a tax that’s virtually never been used at remotely this scale by any other major economy in recent history.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Uncle Sam, already a $36 trillion debtor, dug himself deeper into financial quicksand.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The latest estimate, released in June, projects that the fund will dry up in 2033, at which point Uncle Sam will only be able to pay beneficiaries 77% of what they’re owed.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
By employing huge tariffs, Uncle Sam is embracing a tax that’s virtually never been used at remotely this scale by any other major economy in recent history.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Uncle Sam, already a $36 trillion debtor, dug himself deeper into financial quicksand.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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Uncle Sam
noun
Un·cle Sam
ˌəŋ-kəl-ˈsam 
1
: the U.S. government thought of or represented as a person
2
: the American nation or people
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