The U.S. government’s total public debt outstanding is on the verge of permanently surpassing $39 trillion. In truth, it already has, first breaching it on March 17, 2026. Since then, it’s bounced around that level, sometimes over, sometimes under. This situation won’t last. Soon, the U.S. government will borrow even more money to support its excessive spending. When it does, it will leave $39 trillion in the rear-view mirror, probably for good. Just like it did when it surpassed $38 trillion on October 23, 2025. Can you believe it took the U.S. government just 145 days to spend so much that it had to borrow another trillion dollars? [...]