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Does anyone in politics care about a $40 trillion national debt?

Aug 20, 2026Center Right

The national debt hit yet another record on Wednesday, and political leaders mostly yawned. It wasn’t always this way. Deficits and debt were among the driving issues of the 1992 presidential campaign, nearly upending national politics. Paul Tsongas, the former liberal senator from Massachusetts, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination on a platform…

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