The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion debt in March.
    • huquad@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      It’s not so bad considering it’s the lowest it’s ever going to be!

      • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        2 days ago

        Now now let’s be fair, the feds could always default on the debt. Don’t get me wrong this would almost certainly dissolve the United States, but if someone was brain dead enough they could.

        So anyone want to make a bet on whether the Allfather has gorged me with the axe of prophecy?

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    15·
    2 days ago

    There are 989 billionaires. One of them is a trillionaire.

    I think we could tax billionaires out of existence and nearly settle the debt in one fell swoop.

    • w3dd1e@lemmy.zip
      3·
      2 days ago

      With the amount of money that Elon Musk is worth, you could buy every NBA, NFL, MLS, NHL, MLB team in the US with enough leftover to also buy the top 20 European soccer teams.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      That’s exactly right. All the Murc’s Law Media and their marks will definitely be talking about almost nothing but “men in women’s sports” and the deficit the next time a Democrat is in the WH.

      And not about meting out proper justice to all of the many, many, many Republicans for all of their many crimes.