$50 trillion in debt is not a distant threat. America is speeding towards it
In the 1999 movie The Matrix, Agent Smith hears a train approaching and delivers one of the iconic movie lines: "That is the sound of inevitability." America, listen closely . ‘THE ODYSSEY’ REMINDS US OF THE NIGHTMARE WE ARE LEAVING FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN Our national debt just blew through $40 trillion, and unless Washington dramatically changes course, that train has another destination coming into view very quickly. $50 trillion.
Yes $50 trillion.
But wait! There’s more! It could happen by 2030.
Yes, by 2030.
This isn't a Republican problem.
It isn't a Democratic problem.
It's now an American math problem.
JOHN ADAMS MADE A TERRIFYING PREDICTION.
AMERICA IS CLOSE TO PROVING HIM CORRECT The Congressional Budget Office projects a federal deficit of approximately $1.9 trillion in 2026.
But that's hardly the end of it.
CBO projects deficits totaling more than $23 trillion from 2026 through 2035.
Think about that.
We're already $40 trillion in debt, yet Washington isn't debating how to pay it down.
In fact, we may decide to print even more money.
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