Nonpartisan group says US national debt is 4x greater than Treasury reports

Nonpartisan group says US national debt is 4x greater than Treasury reports

While the Treasury reports the national debt at roughly $39 trillion, the nonpartisan group Truth in Accounting puts the true figure at $170.3 trillion. This includes unfunded obligations such as $54 trillion in future Social Security benefits and $74.5 trillion for Medicare. The group’s founder argues the government has no plan to pay these promised benefits, which would require an extra $1.1 million per U.S. taxpayer over 75 years.

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