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xocetaceans

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37. No pun intended? n/t

Reply to Javaman (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 02:01 PM

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U.S. national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 13 OP

G.O.P. admits full responsibility BoRaGard Aug 13 #1

I'm surprised this was allowed to be released Auggie Aug 13 #2

truth must ne incredibly worse. rampartd Aug 13 #3

Biden and Obama will get blamed. OLDMDDEM Aug 13 #27

Remember when Darth Cheney said MrWowWow Aug 13 #4

Back when Cheney was president (not a misprint) gab13by13 Aug 13 #10

Inflation ahead bucolic_frolic Aug 13 #5

I agree 100% gab13by13 Aug 13 #11

And the collapse of the Stock Markets and Citizens investments popsdenver Aug 13 #25

Trump's trying as hard as he can-however, don't worry: he'll deprecate the US dollar as currency and replace it with ... xocetaceans Aug 13 #36

He should eliminate the Treasury Department doc03 Aug 13 #6

Trump is aiming for bankruptcy number 7-this one the United States of America. Lonestarblue Aug 13 #7

Krasnov doesn't give a damn about the economy, gab13by13 Aug 13 #12

Won't it be a scene when the cryptocurrency crashes MrsCheaplaugh Aug 13 #19

We all knew it would get worse because Trump said it would get better. Folks should know by now. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #8

at some point, it will get so high that we won't be able to pay the interest Javaman Aug 13 #9

Pretty sure, not positive, gab13by13 Aug 13 #13

yeah, I saw all sorts of numbers, when doing a Quick Look to see what the threshold was but couldn't find a hard number. Javaman Aug 13 #31

No pun intended? n/t xocetaceans Aug 13 #37

Wait with all those trillions and trillions of Tariffs money coming in it should be going down Historic NY Aug 13 #14

He leaves out how HIM and REPUBLICANS in Congress just foisted HUGE tax increase on everyone Bengus81 Aug 13 #15

In other words business in the US is paying and they will have to charge the consumer Historic NY Aug 13 #20

They pay the tariff at one of the 328 Ports of entry into the US to the US Treasury Bengus81 Aug 13 #21

"Huge tax increases on everyone" popsdenver Aug 13 #26

Conservatives are programmed to obsess over the debt. Hieronymus Phact Aug 13 #16

They're not worried about it now BumRushDaShow Aug 13 #17

I disagree. Hieronymus Phact Aug 13 #32

In the lead-up to passage of that bill BumRushDaShow Aug 13 #33

It's the largest national debt anyone has ever seen. Bigly. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #18

Almost thirty years ago Clinton had a balanced budget and a surplus. He taxed the rich Bengus81 Aug 13 #23

$.99 gas. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #24

Just some interesting spending facts I dug up angryxyouth Aug 13 #22

Good call out !!!!!!!!!!!!! popsdenver Aug 13 #28

From the fiscal responsible party. republianmushroom Aug 13 #29

And everyone saw this coming: that Dump would balloon the debt sakabatou Aug 13 #30

But, that is before the budget director multiplies the amount of the debt by a -1 to get the true amount of the surplus LiberalArkie Aug 13 #34

Gee, when do we switch to Crypto? Will there be pennies? FOX, where are ya. twodogsbarking Aug 13 #35

This is good Turbineguy Aug 13 #38

Funny how a $5Tn increase in the national debt limit got slipped into Bluetus Aug 13 #39

The super wealthy are loving it. They looted the treasury and now for the rest of us the next step is austerity LT Barclay Aug 13 #40

What a surprise!!! Quanto Magnus Aug 13 #41

Government debt is relative Septua Aug 13 #42

Nothing to worry about! Until we have a Democratic President. thought crime Aug 13 #43