US national debt climbs to $40T, growing about $90k per second

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The U.S. national debt has risen to a record $40 trillion, a level economists and lawmakers expect will continue to grow, with the debt expanding by roughly $90,000 every second according to data from a U.S. Congress joint committee.
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