Think of the U.S. economy as a person who looks healthy, but on the inside is carrying a serious disease that could kill them. That disease is the massive federal debt.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said, "Our fiscal situation is a 350-pound, two-pack-a-day smoker on the ICU table."

The federal debt is at $37 trillion and climbing. That's over $300,000 per taxpayer. The U.S. now spends more on interest than on national defense, almost one trillion dollars per year. In 10 years, interest payments alone could absorb 30 percent of government revenues.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says, "The federal debt is on an unsustainable path. And no one really knows how much further we can go."

Analysis by the P enn Wharton Budget Model estimates the U.S. has less than 20 years t

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