US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside pandemic

Re:US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside... by cakeday on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:16PM (#45683647)

We all grow old. Your situation today may not be the same as tomorrow and you may find your smug self needing social security.

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Re:US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside... by wagwang on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:41PM (#45683967)

And when im old there sure as hell wont be any money left for me. Also its on the boomers for not maintaining the demographic pyramid required to sustain retirement benefits.

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Re:US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside... by hollerith on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:43PM (#45683996)

Americans have been saying that for at least 40 years.

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Re:US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside... by wagwang on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:51PM (#45684078)

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/social-security-fund-run-dry...

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Re:US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside... by fluidcruft on Thursday October 23, 2025 @02:57PM (#45685458)

Same story in the 90's. They'll do some maintenance and it will be fixed for a decade or so. Rinse and repeat.

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