Economy
0
plusresetminus
Publish date5 Oct 2022 - 20:03
Story Code : 567837

US national debt has officially exceeded $31 trillion for first time in history

At the moment of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, in January 2021, the debt stood at  $27,75 trillion, according to the Congressional Research Service. 
“It was $21 trillion just five years ago,” Congressman Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, lamented on Twitter after the news broke. 
The national debt stood at $19.94 trillion when President Donald Trump took office in 2017, but exploded over the past several years as the Federal Reserve printed money to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most of the debt is held by private individuals, to the tune of $24 trillion, while debts to foreign governments amount to almost $7 trillion. Much of the world indirectly subsidizes the US dollar as the global reserve currency.
Meanwhile, the featured announcement on Treasury’s website on Tuesday concerned the establishment of a 25-member Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, which is supposed to “provide advice and recommendations to Secretary Yellen and Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo on efforts to advance racial equity in the economy and address acute disparities for communities of color.”
US debt surpasses $31 trillion
The national debt has increased by $3.37 trillion since President Joe Biden took office
 
 
https://taghribnews.com/vdcfmedtew6dvca.r7iw.html
US national debt Congressional Research Service
Post a comment
Your Name
Your Email Address
Security Code