US national debt hits $40 trillion, rising by $90K per second - WJLA
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- US national debt has reached $40 trillion, with WJLA reporting the figure is rising by $90,000 per second
- U.S. government debt has more than doubled over the past decade, per the fourth headline in the source cluster, framing the milestone as the product of a decade-long acceleration rather than a one-time jump
Why it matters: Doubling inside ten years reframes $40 trillion as evidence of sustained, compounding borrowing rather than an isolated spike — a concrete pace metric that anchors the milestone in any fiscal debate that follows.
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