national debt
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Massie is a throwback libertarian who, in lieu of the standard lawmaker flag pin, wears on his lapel a national debt clock that he programmed himself.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
That figure is not included in the “official” national debt, which recently hit $31 trillion.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
“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
The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of GDP, on the way toward breaking the record set in 1946.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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
