The U.S. national debt is now larger than the economy as a whole, hitting levels not seen since the aftermath of World War II, new data has revealed. Figures released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Thursday place the total debt held by the American public at $31.27 trillion as of March 31. Meanwhile, the country’s nominal gross domestic product was estimated at $31.22 trillion, meaning the national debt as a percentage of GDP stands at 100.2 percent, putting it on course to challenge the historic 106 percent recorded in 1946 during demobilization. The debt stood at 99.5 percent of GDP at the end of the 2025 fiscal year in September, revealing how quickly it has climbed.

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    2 days ago

    Funny cause the US definition for what’s considered middle East is as follows (and you would know this is you just looked it up); Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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        If you knew how to read i didn’t provide any source at all, all I said was I looked it up. These are the common countries that are referred to as the middle East. I’m sorry that your made up definition isn’t what’s standard in America.

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          Whether you found some dumbasses online to incorrectly refer to Iran as the Middle East is not in question.

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            Oh my apologies, I didn’t realize everyone i know, everyone in the state, and anyone who looks it up is wrong. My apologies, ill leave you be, clearly you can’t do anything for yourself besides insult people :).