$38 trillion in debt… and yes, technically the U.S. government still accepts voluntary donations to help reduce it.
There’s something almost poetic about that — the world’s largest economy running trillion-dollar deficits while quietly keeping a public “donate” button open.
It won’t move the needle in any meaningful way, but it says a lot about the scale of the imbalance. When debt reaches this magnitude, repayment isn’t about donations — it’s about monetary policy, inflation management, growth, and global demand for Treasuries.
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