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“Federal debt is already raising the cost of living and choking out other spending and investment, threatening our economy and Americans’ long-term prosperity.”
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Margaret Spellings quotes
president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center
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“Our current fiscal trajectory is plainly unsustainable, and that’s the best-case scenario. AI disruption, a recession, global war, or any number of other events could quickly push us over the edge from a challenge into a full-blown crisis”
on debt trajectory risks compounded by potential AI disruption, recession or war
Associated Press US national debt hits a record $40 trillion ›
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