The U.S. borrowed $50B a week for the past five months, the CBO says
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March 10, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
cs702
Linkbait headline. Without context, these figures mean nothing. You can see the debt-to-GDP ratios here: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDGDPA188S
blitzar
This must be false. The president wouldn't lie, and if they lied on such a grand scale people wouldnt let them get away with it. Everyone knows they made 17 trillion dollars from the tariffs. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
mannyv
The correct question is: from whom? When I was in finance there was a question whether US debt would crowd out other debt instruments. The answer, obviously, is "no." There seems to be an unlimited appetite for zero-risk debt, which makes no sense.
Detrytus
America is done. Expect the bankruptcy in 2-3 years, and the US becoming a China’s province in 10.