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The National Debt Just Hit $40 Trillion. Here's Why It Matters.
Forty trillion. That's not a talking point — it's the number on the Treasury's books. In this clip we get into what it actually means.
Malcolm and Thomas break down the US national debt hitting a record $40 trillion, the historical path that got us here, and the part people skip: war has been a real driver of how fast that pile grew. They get into the size of the number, the pattern of accumulation, and what it implies for the future — retirement, financial independence, and a bill that doesn't stay in Washington. If the debt felt abstract, this is the clip that puts a figure on it.
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