{"id":2598194,"date":"2026-05-03T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-debt-just-hit-grim-milestone-after-decades-of-politicians-spending-like-drunken-sailors\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:06:46","slug":"americas-debt-just-hit-grim-milestone-after-decades-of-politicians-spending-like-drunken-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-debt-just-hit-grim-milestone-after-decades-of-politicians-spending-like-drunken-sailors\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s Debt Just Hit Grim Milestone After Decades of Politicians Spending Like Drunken Sailors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericas-debt-just-hit-grim-milestone-after-decades-of-politicians-spending-like-drunken-sailors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598194&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article claims the U.S. national debt has surpassed the total value of the economy (GDP), with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-fiscal-shortfall-nears-1-million-per-household\/\" title=\"Federal Fiscal Shortfall Nears  Million Per Household\">publicly held debt<\/a> at about $31.265 trillion versus GDP at about $31.215 trillion as of March 31. It argues that the federal budget is deteriorating because deficits run around 6% of GDP, the government spends more than $1.33 for every dollar it collects in revenue, and mandatory programs (especially Social Security and Medicare) make up roughly half of federal spending.<\/p>\n<p>It also warns that \u201cunfunded liabilities\u201d for these programs could grow dramatically as baby boomers retire, and that in 2027 mandatory spending plus interest on the debt is projected to exceed total federal tax revenue. The piece than connects worsening debt dynamics to labor-force weakness, saying falling labor force participation adds further pressure to federal finances.<\/p>\n<p>citing a warning from former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, it argues that if investors begin demanding higher yields on Treasury securities due to rising perceived risk, the government\u2019s interest costs could increase further-creating a potential feedback cycle (\u201cdoom loop\u201d) that could heighten the chance of a bond-market crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. national debt exceeded the total amount of output from the entire economy as of March 31, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s publicly held debt was $31.265 trillion, while the nation\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the total value of goods and services in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/u-s-debt-tops-100-of-gdp-81c013d7?st=8UvPxa\">economy<\/a>, was $31.215 trillion. The ratio of GDP to Debt was 100.2%, up from 99.5% in September 2025, according to The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The government now spends $1.33 for every dollar it collets in revenue, with budget deficits running consistently at around 6% of GDP. That figure will continue to rise unless drastic spending reductions are made \u2014 which seems unlikely given the lack of serious budget cut proposals making their way through Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Unfunded liabilities including Social Security and Medicare will increase as baby boomers continue to retire, further straining the federal budget. These mandatory spending programs account for approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/61182\">50%<\/a> of federal spending. Future unfunded liabilities could total as much as $193 trillion, according to a March <a href=\"https:\/\/openthebooks.substack.com\/p\/fiscal-doomsday-1936-trillion-in?utm_source=post--title&#038;publication_id=775254&#038;post_id=192018396&#038;utm_campaign=-post-title&#038;isFre=true&#038;r=\">report<\/a> from Open the Books.<\/p>\n<p>In 2027, the Congressional Budget Office projects that mandatory spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, plus interest on the debt, will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >permanently exceed federal tax revenue<\/a>, according to a Boyd Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/boydinstitute.org\/p\/the-fiscal-state-of-the-us-in-12\">report<\/a>. That means every dollar of discretionary spending on programs ranging from defense to research to federal agencies will be completely financed using borrowed money, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A decline in the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-social-security-is-the-worlds-largest-ponzi-scheme\/\" title=\"Why Social Security Is The World\u2019s Largest Ponzi Scheme\">labor force participation rate<\/a> is expected to further strain the already bloated federal budget, with the rate dropping to its lowest level since 1977 in March, The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/jobs\/why-more-people-are-dropping-out-of-the-job-market-6e9f4eb4\">reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. already spends more on interest payments on the debt than it does on defense spending, according to the Boyd Institute report. This issue will be exacerbated if interest payments the government pays to its debt holders increase.<\/p>\n<p>Profligate government spending prompted former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/policy\/articles\/former-treasury-secretary-henry-paulson-093900522.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warn<\/a> on April 16 that the federal government needed to craft an emergency plan to address a potential crisis in the market for U.S. Treasury bonds \u2014 which investors buy and are used to fund the government\u2019s spending deluge.<\/p>\n<p>Paulson warned that as the federal government continues to rack up more debt, investors will demand higher interest rate yields to compensate them for taking on the risk of purchasing Treasury notes as the likelihood that the government can make all its payments on time declines. This in turn would cause the interest the federal government pays to finance its debt to rise, thus making insolvency more likely, a term economists have termed a \u201cdoom loop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need an emergency break-the-glass plan which is targeted and short term on the shelf, so it\u2019s ready to go when we hit the wall,\u201d Paulson <a href=\"https:\/\/r.search.yahoo.com\/_ylt=A2RRGHh5RuppmAIAHKjQtDMD;_ylu=Y29sbwN1cy1lYXN0LTEEcG9zAzYEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny\/RV=2\/RE=1778170746\/RO=10\/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bloomberg.com%2fnews%2farticles%2f2026-04-16%2fpaulson-says-us-should-prepare-for-vicious-crash-in-treasuries\/RK=2\/RS=2a.Wb3d3Pd673jwl3CR0oyCCvj8-\">told<\/a> Bloomberg during its Wall Street Week event. \u201cWhen you hit the wall and you\u2019re trying to issue Treasurys, and the Fed is the only buyer and the prices of the Treasurys are down and interest rates are up, that\u2019s a dangerous thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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