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America owes a whopping $22 trillion. It’s getting worse | With Chris Cillizza

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February 14, 2019

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America’s massive national debt has reached a staggering $22 trillion. It won’t go away overnight, and so far, there’s no plan to pay it back.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Trump left this out of the State of the Union: America's debt crisis

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GOP tax law will add $1.9 trillion to debt: CBO

The national debt, explained

Fed indicates it will slow down rate hikes in 2019

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