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Comedy

What Happens When the Debt Hits the Fan?

Spoiler: it's bad.

Andrew Heaton | 4.14.2025 9:45 AM

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The national debt is at an all-time high (again). As if that isn't bad enough, for the last two decades, America's debt has grown faster than its economy.

So, should you worry?

Yes. Yes, you definitely should. 

NEXT: Free Trade Expert Takes Down the Best Arguments for Tariffs

Andrew Heaton is a producer at Reason. He is the author of, most recently, Tribalism Is Dumb: Where It Came From, How It Got so Bad, and What To Do About It.

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