return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoUS debt reaches $37 trillion years before expectedwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square141linkfedilinkarrow-up1667arrow-down18
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minus-squarenpdean@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month agoDoes anyone have data about how much additional debt has been piled since Trump started second term?
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoBut how could that be possible? He’s a master businessman!
minus-squarenpdean@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoAhh! Russia! Global Warming! The libs! Immigrants!
minus-squarenpdean@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI am sure but does anyone have a number?
minus-squareSupahRevs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoOn Jan 21, 2025 the federal debt was $36,218 billion. Today it is $37,070 billion. That is a 2.35% increase in just 7 months. $852B. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny
minus-squarenpdean@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHow much is it “supposed” to increase?
minus-squarewildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThe interest alone is $1 trillion every 100 days.
Does anyone have data about how much additional debt has been piled since Trump started second term?
But how could that be possible? He’s a master businessman!
Ahh! Russia! Global Warming! The libs! Immigrants!
A fuckton of it.
I am sure but does anyone have a number?
On Jan 21, 2025 the federal debt was $36,218 billion. Today it is $37,070 billion. That is a 2.35% increase in just 7 months. $852B. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny
How much is it “supposed” to increase?
Did you search?
It doesn’t have this data
The interest alone is $1 trillion every 100 days.
Fun times ahead