Topic: us-debt
The $39 Trillion Paradox: How America Is Both the Richest Nation and Deeply in Debt
The US holds well over $160 trillion in household wealth and owes $39 trillion in federal debt. Both numbers are real; whether it is a crisis turns on the dollar privilege and the interest bill.
Who Broke America's Finances? A President-by-President Audit From WW2 to Now
Both parties built the $39 trillion debt: Republicans cut revenue, Democrats added spending. The through-line is a top tax rate that fell from 91 percent to 37, and the donors both sides protect.