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When Do We Cross $40 Trillion?

$39,999,999,999,999

~$7.9 billion / day

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When Will We Cross $40 Trillion?

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July 2026

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How the National Budget Breaks Out

Go Deeper on the Debt

Why Interest Is Exploding

The fastest-growing cost in the budget

Washington pays interest on every dollar it has already borrowed. As old debt rolls over at today’s higher rates — and new borrowing piles on top — by 2055 one in every four federal dollars goes to lenders.

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What You Owe Per Person

About $117,000 each

Split $40 trillion across every person in America and the tab comes to about $117,000 apiece — before a dollar of it buys anything new. The clock keeps running either way.

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How We Got Here

Decades in the making

Deficits aren’t new — Washington has spent more than it collects nearly every year this century. Tax cuts, wars, recessions, and an aging population compounded into today’s $40 trillion.

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Solutions on the Table

This is fixable

Economists across the political spectrum have published full plans that put the debt on a sustainable path. What’s missing isn’t options — it’s the will to pick one.

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