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title: "The US National Debt. A Ticking Time Bomb?"
description: "The U.S. was once on track to eliminate its debt—now it’s nearing $37 trillion. What went wrong? From missed opportunities to looming crises, here’s how America’s fiscal spiral took shape."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-xy-pdmrox-0.md
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datePublished: 2025-06-30T17:30:18.000Z
dateModified: 2025-06-30T17:30:18.000Z
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  - name: Fronts Staff
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The U.S. was once on track to eliminate its debt—now it’s nearing $37 trillion. What went wrong? From missed opportunities to looming crises, here’s how America’s fiscal spiral took shape.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-xy-pdmrox-0/.
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