US National Debt Exceeds Size of Economy for 1st Time Since World War II

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The US national debt exceeded the size of the country’s economy at the end of March for the first time since the end of World War II, Fox Business reported, citing data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The Bureau reportedly estimated on Thursday that the national debt held by public amounted to $31.27 trillion as of March 31GDP at that time was estimated at $31.22 trillion, meaning the US national debt exceeded 100% of the country’s economy.

Last time such a situation was observed in 1946, when the percentage of public debt to GDP was 106%, the report read.

On Thursday, Fitch Ratings suggested that US national debt, under its baseline scenario, would exceed 120% of GDP no later than 2027. The US public debt-to-GDP ratio was 116.6% in 2025, will reach 119.3% this year, and will increase to 122.2% in 2027, the agency estimated.

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4 thoughts on “US National Debt Exceeds Size of Economy for 1st Time Since World War II

    • Apparently this pattern of continual warfare is typical of collapsing empires, Shelby. I think the main purpose is to distract the domestic population and prevent them from rebelling.

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  1. From what I hear, Trace, the WEF plans to deliberately crash the currency and install a new system where we all have a Universal Basic Income, provided we behave ourselves and agree to a digital ID and Central Bank Digital Currency.

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