The U.S. government now accepts Venmo, for those who would like to volunteer to help pay down the national debt.
That’s in addition to the taxes you pay.
I’ll bet you’re giddy about that.
It’s not really a new thing. For many years, the government has let you donate to the national debt at pay.gov . Apparently, you have had the ability to do so with Venmo for months now. It became known when an NPR reporter recently made a social media post about it.
That shows how often people visit the site to make these contributions.
This is not a scam. Well, other than the unstated premise that your contribution could make a difference.
How much is a trillion?
As I mentioned on a radio program a couple of weeks ago, all we need now is for a multi-trillionaire to step up and the nation’s deb