#USNationalDebt

🇺🇸 U.S. National Debt – A Reality That Demands Attention

• 📊 Total Debt Value: Approximately $36.2 trillion by the end of April 2025, with an increase of nearly $1.56 trillion over the past year.

• 🧮 Debt as a Percentage of GDP: Currently touching 100% of Gross Domestic Product, heading towards 118% by 2035 according to the CBO projections ⛔.

• 📅 Continuous Growth: Since 2019, debt has increased by 30-31%, almost doubling over the past decade from $28 trillion (2014) to $36 trillion now.

• 💸 Rising Interest: The budget anticipates that interest paid will reach about 13-14% of total spending between 2025-2027.

1. Risk to Financial Stability

The rising debt-to-GDP ratio drives investors to caution, raising government borrowing costs and affecting personal and mortgage rates.

2. Future Budget Pressures

The share of interest in the budget will increase, reducing spending on services like education and healthcare.

3. Painful Choices

Among the proposed scenarios: increasing taxes, cutting spending, or relying on economic growth that exceeds expectations—all present significant challenges.