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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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