national debt
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However, there haven’t been great improvements in the annual budget deficit and the national debt.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
“A national debt, a national blessing,” was Cooke’s slogan.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
If that revenue isn’t replaced, the ruling could add more than $2 trillion to the $38.7 trillion national debt over the next decade, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
The U.S. national debt sits at $36 trillion.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
