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US Economic Vulnerability

The vulnerability of the US economy to debt burden, including the impact of demographics and interest costs on debt sustainability.

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Jan 24, 2026
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By how much did the national debt change year-by-year during Barack Obama's presidency?

The available reporting does not provide a single, consistent year-by-year table within the clipped sources, but the evidence shows that the rose steeply across two terms — roughly between $8.3 trilli...

Feb 3, 2026

Breakdown of us tax revenue

raises revenue across federal, state, and local levels that totaled roughly in 2026 when combining all three levels, with federal receipts alone budgeted near $5.8 trillion for FY2026 (sources vary by...

Jan 31, 2026

How have interest payments on the federal debt changed since 2017 and what drives those changes?

on the federal debt have climbed sharply since 2017 — moving from historically modest levels to roughly $881 billion in 2024, with projections putting annual payments at or above $1 trillion by 2026 a...

Jan 27, 2026

Is the impoverishment of the middle classes real?

The impoverishment of the is not a simple yes-or-no proposition: measured by the share of households and real income growth, middle-class strength has eroded for decades, yet many households still ear...

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