As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due - The Washington Post
As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due The Washington Post Opinion | $40 Trillion Debt? The Ancient Sumerians Wouldn’t Have Cared. The New York Times Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national...

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As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due The Washington Post Opinion | $40 Trillion Debt? The Ancient Sumerians Wouldn’t Have Cared. The New York Times Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national...
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As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due The Washington Post Opinion | $40 Trillion Debt? The Ancient Sumerians Wouldn’t Have Cared. The New York Times Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national...
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- As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due The Washington Post Opinion | $40 Trillion Debt?
- The Ancient Sumerians Wouldn’t Have Cared.
- The New York Times Vance: Bessent has ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink $40 trillion national...
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- Published · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:38:15 GMT
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