How did US debt go from a projected $0 by 2009 to more than $40 trillion in 2026?
Comments Off on How did US debt go from a projected $0 by 2009 to more than $40 trillion in 2026?
August 21, 2026
The US once appeared to be on track to eliminate its debt. In 2001, the US government had recorded a budget surplus for four straight years. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had even projected that the national debt could effectively fall to zero by…