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The Uncomfortable Reality: $40 Trillion National Debt Colliding With Corporate AI Spending Spree

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Vance says Bessent has ‘discreet’ plan to address $40 trillion national debt

Washington Examiner

Aug 21, 2026

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Vance says Bessent has ‘discreet’ plan to address $40 trillion national debt

Vice President JD Vance said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a plan to address the nation’s roughly $40 trillion debt, arguing the administration can grow the economy faster than the debt accumulates. “[Bessent] has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to…

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One America News Network

Aug 20, 2026

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The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, raising concerns about spending, borrowing costs and America’s economic future.

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America's capital crunch: Soaring debt collides with AI spending spree

Axios

Aug 21, 2026

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America's capital crunch: Soaring debt collides with AI spending spree

America is caught in a historic capital squeeze:On one side: Trillions Washington must borrow to pay for the past.On the other: Trillions the economy needs to build the future.Why it matters: The next president will inherit a fiscal reckoning decades in the making. The price it exacts — on taxes, benefits, borrowing and investment — could shape America's…

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