Townhall··Friday, October 30, 2026, 4:00 PM

America's Debt Crisis Is Much Bigger Than We Think, and Voters Are Part of the Problem

When Americans talk about debt in politics, they typically focus on the biggest spender: the federal government, which has now amassed more than $40 trillion in debt. But new data from the Reason Foundation suggests that the national debt is a symptom of a much deeper problem Americans don’t want to confront: their own role in creating it.

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