#USNationalDebt

🇺🇸 America's Mountain of Debt: $36 Trillion & Counting

💸 💥 Topline Figures

Total National Debt: ~$36.21 trillion as of June 2025

Breakdown:

Debt held by the public: ~$28.9 trillion

Intragovernmental holdings: ~$7.3 trillion

Debt-to-GDP Ratio: ~123 %—a level not seen since WWII

🚨 What’s Driving the Surge?

Persistent Deficits: Monthly May 2025 deficit hit $316 billion—similar pace as May 2024

Legislative Triggers:

“One Big Beautiful Bill Act” adds ~$2.6 trillion over a decade

GOP tax and spending cuts projected to add ~$2.8 trillion – $3.8 trillion

⚠️ Why It Matters

Skyrocketing Interest Costs:

~$1 trillion/year in debt servicing—now rivaling defense spending

Interest spending is the second-largest budget line after Social Security

Eroding Confidence:

Moody’s downgraded U.S. credit rating; global trust is weakening

Taiwan’s central bank warns of shaken confidence in U.S. Treasuries

Growth & Equity at Risk:

CBO projects debt will hit 156% of GDP by 2055 absent reforms

EY analysis warns slower GDP, fewer jobs (~1.2 M lost by 2035), and wage impacts

🔍 Systemic Risks

Fiscal Dominance: Heavy borrowing may constrain the Fed—raising inflation risks

Credit Market Instability: Investors are fleeing Treasuries, pressuring yields

🎯 Time for a Wake‑Up Call

Without bold fiscal action:

We risk either painful stagnation or a sudden debt‑driven financial crisis

Interest outlays could consume ~30% of total tax revenue by 2035

Bold solutions needed:

Adjust taxes and close loopholes

Reform entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare)

Enact smarter spending policies

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