What’s REALLY driving up America’s debt?

✉️ Robert Reich 🕐 August 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM

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What’s REALLY driving up the U.S. debt, which just reached the $40 trillion milestone? I appeared recently on CNBC to explain that, contrary to the conventional rightwing view, it’s not due to government spending on social safety nets. It’s …

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