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Psst: What No One Will Tell You About the National Debt (But I Will)

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Robert Reich
May 11, 2026
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David Horsey for The Seattle Times

Friends,

The U.S. national debt just crossed a once-unthinkable threshold on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II: It now exceeds 100 percent of America’s gross domestic product.

As of March 31, our publicly held debt was $31.27 trillion, while America’s GDP in 2025 was $31.22 trillion. This …

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