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Stealing from our children: $40 trillion isn’t just a budget crisis — it’s a freedom problem

By Yali Nuñez
Published September 8, 2026 11:00am ET
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Houston, we have a problem — a debt problem.

America has officially crossed a number that should stop every American in their tracks: $40 trillion in national debt.

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