💬 Opinion 1d ago · Veronique de Rugy

The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.

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The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.
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The U.S. national debt just crossed the $40 trillion threshold, doubling in less than a decade. Washington politicians have responded with their favorite fiscal game: blaming the other party. Democrats say Republican tax cuts are the culprit. Republicans say Democratic spending is the root cause. But both parties are responsible, with both hiding behind a lie of omission. And if we let them, they'll keep driving us into the same wall together.
Sen. Patty Murray (D–Wash.) recently called Republic

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