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In reply to the discussion: U.S. national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports [View all]twodogsbarking
(16,488 posts)8. We all knew it would get worse because Trump said it would get better. Folks should know by now.
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                        U.S. national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports [View all]
							BumRushDaShow
							Aug 13
							OP
                        
        
        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
      
        
        Trump is aiming for bankruptcy number 7-this one the United States of America.
        Lonestarblue
        Aug 13
        #7
      
        
        We all knew it would get worse because Trump said it would get better. Folks should know by now.
        twodogsbarking
        Aug 13
        #8
      
        
        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
      
        
        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
      
        
        Almost thirty years ago Clinton had a balanced budget and a surplus. He taxed the rich
        Bengus81
        Aug 13
        #23
      
        
        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