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title: "America is borrowing $166 billion a month just to keep the government running"
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description: "The US government is expected to borrow more than $2 trillion this fiscal year, with rising deficits and soaring interest payments fueling warnings that America’s debt trajectory is becoming increasingly unsustainable."
datetime: "2026-05-08T12:01:18.000Z"
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# America is borrowing $166 billion a month just to keep the government running

The US government is expected to borrow more than $2 trillion this fiscal year, with rising deficits and soaring interest payments fueling warnings that America’s debt trajectory is becoming increasingly unsustainable.

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