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2. In the meantime, the national debt has increased by $2 trillion

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 09:57 PM

Dec 17

since January. (and yes, that is after accounting for the relatively tiny amount of money brought in from tariffs)

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Ron Filipkowski: Trump is giving his Pettysburg Address. [View all] highplainsdem Dec 17 OP

I thought it was supposed to be $2000 per American. applegrove Dec 17 #1

I think originally it was $5000 C Moon Dec 18 #4

In the meantime, the national debt has increased by $2 trillion Wiz Imp Dec 17 #2

+1 dalton99a Dec 17 #3