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The United States just crossed a staggering milestone:\u00a0$39 trillion in national debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let that sink in. That\u2019s not a typo. That\u2019s not a projection. That\u2019s the real number. And here\u2019s the headline.\u00a0My prediction is that we hit $50 trillion before the year 2030.<\/p>\n

And yet, if you turn on the television or listen to politicians on either side of the aisle, you\u2019d think we\u2019re debating policy preferences. Tax this. Cut that. Stimulate here. Invest there.<\/p>\n

FETTERMAN JOINS FISCAL HAWKS TO SOUND ALARM AS NATIONAL DEBT NEARS STAGGERING $37T<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re not debating policy anymore.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re debating math. And math doesn\u2019t care about your politics.\u00a0\u00a0America has a serious promises problem<\/a> and is writing checks that it won\u2019t be able to cash.<\/p>\n

The $1 Trillion Line Item Nobody Wants to Talk About<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is one number that should terrify every American household.<\/p>\n

Over $1 trillion a year in interest payments on the national debt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We are now at the point where America is effectively putting its future on a credit card and barely covering the minimum payment.\u00a0\u00a0We are risking investing for the future to pay for the promises of the past.<\/p>\n

MAGA COUNTRY VOTERS SOUND ALARM OVER \u2018RIDICULOUS\u2019 NATIONAL DEBT AMID DEBATE OVER TRUMP-BACKED BILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you ran your household this way, I wouldn\u2019t recommend a new strategy. I\u2019d recommend a reality check that you\u2019ve just suffered a financial heart attack and need to change right now or face irreparable consequences.<\/p>\n

Is It Possible The United States Will Default?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some worry that the United States could default on its debt if the national debt gets too large.\u00a0\u00a0Default is the wrong question.<\/p>\n

The real question is:\u00a0Does the U.S. have a debt sustainability problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No credible long-term plan to reduce deficits<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how countries get into trouble.\u00a0\u00a0It doesn\u2019t happen overnight, but gradually, as we\u2019ve seen with countries like Argentina and Greece.\u00a0However, there is significant risk Americans don\u2019t see coming if our credit rating gets downgraded again. We\u2019re already approaching\u00a0$1 trillion\/year in interest\u00a0and soon the yearly line items could exceed defense, Medicare and Social Security.<\/p>\n

The US Dollar<\/a> has been the gold standard as the world’s reserve currency, and we are beginning to see real risk of the loss of global confidence.\u00a0This means that if the debt spirals out of control, foreign buyers may reduce Treasury purchases, and the U.S. will have to offer higher yields to attract buyers.<\/p>\n

In the end, math always wins.\u00a0To stabilize our debt, taxes will go up, some deductions will go away, and other forms of taxation will emerge, like Social Security becoming an unlimited payroll tax like Medicare.\u00a0This has a virtual trickle-down effect on high earners first, then small business owners, and eventually middle-class America.<\/p>\n

The real risk isn\u2019t the debt hitting $50 trillion.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s what happens when interest costs crowd out everything else and America starts borrowing to stay afloat.<\/p>\n

FLASHBACK: TRUMP RAN ON BEING ‘KING OF DEBT’ IN 2016, BRAGGED HE COULD ELIMINATE NATIONAL DEBT IN 8 YEARS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our Politicians Three Favorite Myths<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s call it like it is. Both parties are selling us narratives that don\u2019t add up.<\/p>\n

Myth #1: “We can grow our way out of this”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Economic growth helps, but it doesn\u2019t close a structural deficit that\u2019s running north of $2 trillion annually. You would need\u00a0historic, sustained, wartime-level growth\u00a0to even dent this problem. That\u2019s not a strategy. That\u2019s wishful thinking.<\/p>\n

Myth #2: “Just tax the wealthy”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even if you confiscated a massive portion of high earners\u2019 income, it still wouldn\u2019t bridge the gap. You can\u2019t plug a multi-trillion-dollar hole with a politically convenient talking point like taxing\u00a0billionaires\u00a0will\u00a0solve our woes.<\/p>\n

Myth #3: “We can cut waste and fix it”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course there\u2019s waste. DOGE has already tried to fix it.\u00a0\u00a0But eliminating it doesn\u2019t come close to solving the problem. The real money sits in\u00a0entitlements and interest\u00a0and those are the third rails of American politics.<\/p>\n

The Real Problem: America Has a Promises Addiction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the uncomfortable truth: We\u2019ve promised Americans the following.<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s the kicker to boot.\u00a0Nobody wants to give anything up.<\/p>\n

Not the voters. Not the politicians. And not the markets.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Why This Should Matter To You Right Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t some abstract macroeconomic debate with a 39 trillion-dollar punctuation point.<\/p>\n

It should be personal. If you\u2019re personally saving for retirement, running a business, investing in markets, or planning your family\u2019s financial future, then you are directly exposed to the consequences of this debt trajectory.<\/p>\n

Because here\u2019s the bottom line.\u00a0When governments get into trouble, they don\u2019t default. They dilute.\u00a0They dilute your dollar. They dilute your returns. They dilute your purchasing power.<\/p>\n

Crossing $39 trillion should have been a wake-up call. Instead, it\u2019s just today\u2019s news headline until we hit $40 trillion. To me, this is the most dangerous part of all. Because the longer we pretend this isn\u2019t urgent, the fewer options we have left when it becomes unavoidable.<\/p>\n

Houston, we have a problem, and when can we get an adult in the room to fix it?<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TED JENKIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/americas-39-trillion-debt-bomb-could-be-more-painful-than-you-think <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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