national debt

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“This marks the first month in which the national debt has exceeded GDP since the pandemic,” Vail Hartman, strategist at BMO Capital Markets writes.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Reaching an annual deficit at or below 3% of GDP would stabilize and then gradually reduce the national debt as a share of GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The U.S. national debt, now at 100.2% of GDP and nearing a level only reached during World War II.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The official national debt, which does not include the liabilities of the Social Security or Medicare trust funds, is another $31.6 trillion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 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