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US national debt now stands at $40 trillion 0
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- August 19, 2026
WASHINGTON — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion
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Opinion: Why millionaires like us want to pay more taxes 0
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- July 4, 2026
Editor’s note: Abigail Disney is an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and member of the Patriotic Millionaires. His latest film, “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” co-directed with Kathleen Hughes, had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Morris Pearl is the chairman of Patriotic Millionaires and former CEO of BlackRock. The opinions
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US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
- Gear / Gear News and Events, General, News, Newsletters, Security / Security News, US
- August 19, 2026
Opinion: Why millionaires like us want to pay more taxes
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- July 4, 2026

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