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The Context The United States national debt surpassed $34 trillion in 2024, raising ongoing questions about deficit spending and fiscal policy.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
That’s on top of the gross federal debt, which has climbed to more than $36 trillion, up from about $23 trillion in early 2020 — an increase of over 50% in just five years, driven by pandemic relief, rising entitlement costs and persistent deficit spending.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 15 July 2025
After three years of deficit spending, California lawmakers have built up billions of dollars in internal debt that will eventually need repayment.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
To support the deficit spending, the government must sell enough debt to cover it.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
That’s on top of the gross federal debt, which has climbed to more than $36 trillion, up from about $23 trillion in early 2020 — an increase of over 50% in just five years, driven by pandemic relief, rising entitlement costs and persistent deficit spending.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 15 July 2025
After three years of deficit spending, California lawmakers have built up billions of dollars in internal debt that will eventually need repayment.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
To support the deficit spending, the government must sell enough debt to cover it.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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