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The Fool
Dec 11, 2025 5:37pm
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The U.S. national debt is rapidly increasing, adding over $2 trillion in Fiscal Year 2025 alone, hitting over $37.6 trillion, with recent estimates suggesting an average annual rise of over $2 trillion, or roughly $6 billion per day, driven by elevated spending, increased interest costs, and ongoing deficits, making it one of the fastest debt accumulation periods in history outside the pandemic era.
Key Figures & Trends (Late 2025):
FY2025 Increase: The debt grew by about $2.2 trillion in FY2025.
Total Debt: Exceeded $37.6 trillion by the end of FY2025.
Daily Rate: Averaged around $6.12 billion per day in the past year.
Accelerated Pace: The debt is accumulating much faster in the 2020s than in previous decades, adding $1 trillion in roughly every 5 months.
Interest Costs: Rising interest payments are a significant factor, becoming the second-largest federal expense after Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Why It's Growing:
Government Spending: Increased outlays, including higher mandatory spending (Social Security, Medicare) and interest on the debt.
Tax Cuts & Stimulus: Past and proposed tax cuts and stimulus measures contribute to deficits.
Economic Factors: Elevated deficits, even with economic growth, indicate spending exceeds revenue.
In Summary: The U.S. is adding to its national debt at an unprecedented peacetime pace, with multi-trillion-dollar annual increases becoming the norm, largely due to structural spending and higher interest costs.
The Fool
Dec 11, 2025 5:36pm
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The U.S. has seen a significant surge in tariff revenue in 2025, reaching around $236 billion to $257 billion for the year so far (through November/early December), with roughly $167 billion coming from new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, though figures vary slightly by reporting source and timeframe, with projections suggesting even higher annual totals. While this is a large sum, it remains a small fraction of total federal revenue, which is dominated by income and payroll taxes, and economists note these tariffs have substantial economic costs.
Key Figures & Trends (2025):
Total Collection (Year-to-Date): Approximately $236 billion (through Nov 2025) to $257 billion (as of early Dec 2025).
New Tariffs Impact: About $167 billion of that comes from tariffs enacted during President Trump's second term.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025: Customs duties (tariffs) reached about $195 billion, a 150% increase over FY 2024.
Monthly Increases: Monthly customs duties rose dramatically from $7 billion in January 2025 to $30 billion by September.
Context:
Comparison to Other Revenue: Tariff revenue is significantly less than federal income taxes (which brought in $2.4 trillion in 2024) and payroll taxes, according to PBS.
Economic Impact: While increasing government income, tariffs also increase costs for consumers and businesses, and analysts warn of potential long-term economic distortions, say.
The Fool
Dec 11, 2025 5:40pm
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I know there's gotta be some math geniuses on a forex site. So, help me out: if tariffs generate $300 billion a year in revenue, but the national debt is increasing at a rate of $2 trillion per year, how many years will it take Trump to pay off the national debt?
Schultz
Dec 12, 2025 3:14am
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Another example of Trump virtue signalling - expressing an opinion to demonstrate his good character by virtue of his great tariff initiative with the intent of gaining approval.

It is something most often associated with those of the Left.

Or maybe he has a guilt complex. Yeah nah, that's impossible, what am I thinking.
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Trader#E309
Dec 11, 2025 6:02pm
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Quoting The Fool
I know there's gotta be some math geniuses on a forex site. So, help me out: if tariffs generate $300 billion a year in revenue, but the national debt is increasing at a rate of $2 trillion per year, how many years will it take Trump to pay off the national debt?
Nothing can touch the deficit and obviously debt until bonds yields skyrocket. When people stop buying US treasuries then and only then will both parties, which are all lying criminals, do something about it. No one is going to mention the word austerity until they are literally forced to do so. Until then it’s pretty pointless to even discuss, everything will proceed as it has.

As for the math, it’s a pointless question. Ask democrats how they plan to pay for open borders and free healthcare, college, etc for everyone. They will say tax the rich, but that math is just as ludicrously impossible. Math and politicians don’t mix.
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The Fool
Dec 11, 2025 6:25pm
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Quoting Trader#E309
{quote} Nothing can touch the deficit and obviously debt until bonds yields skyrocket. When people stop buying US treasuries then and only then will both parties, which are all lying criminals, do something about it. They will say tax...
As long as the USD is the reserve currency, the US will just keep printing money, and the numbers will just keep getting larger.

The last US POTUS to run a balanced budget was Bill Clinton, a Democrat. He didn't have to pay $1 trillion a year in debt service back then, though...

AI Overview
Bill Clinton balanced the budget through a mix of spending cuts (especially defense), raising taxes on higher earners (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993), and bipartisan deals like the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, all supercharged by a booming economy and tech boom, leading to four years of surpluses (1998-2001). Key actions included raising gas tax, capping discretionary spending, creating CHIP, and investing in education, all while cutting military spending.
Key Strategies:
Tax Increases: The 1993 budget raised taxes on high-income earners and increased the gas tax.
Spending Cuts: Early cuts to defense spending helped reduce the deficit.
Bipartisan Agreements: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, negotiated with Republicans, set spending limits and included middle-class tax credits (like the $500 per child credit) and funding for the new Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Economic Boom: A strong, growing economy (around 4% annual growth) and the tech boom significantly increased tax revenues, playing a huge role.
Mandatory Spending Control: The Act included Medicare payment reductions, though some were later reversed.
Results:
The federal budget achieved surpluses for four consecutive years (1998-2001), the first in decades.
This reduced the national debt as a percentage of GDP.
bdsilvano
Dec 12, 2025 4:44am
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when he will start paying Debt... Gold right now is flying...... Dollar is dying...
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Rickial
Dec 11, 2025 5:33pm
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so this was his plan all along, he didn't want to raise taxes on usa people, so he created a hidden tax to pay off national debt. that way he could make the tax whatever he wanted and lie about who is actually paying for it.
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Trader#BF33
Dec 11, 2025 6:31pm
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Budgets are created by the House:
Newt Gingrich was the Speaker of the House during President Bill Clinton's administration when the federal budget was balanced. This occurred in the late 1990s, specifically from 1998 to 2001, when the government achieved budget surpluses for four consecutive years. Gingrich played a significant role in the budget negotiations and reforms during this period
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golddifx
Dec 12, 2025 1:43am
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Quoting The Fool
{quote}As long as the US dollar is the reserve currency, the US will simply keep printing money, and the numbers will keep increasing. The last US POTUS to have a balanced budget was Bill Clinton, a Democrat. However, he didn't have to pay $1 trillion a year in debt service then... AI Review Bill Clinton balanced the budget through a combination of spending cuts (especially on defense), tax increases on higher-income people (the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993), and bipartisan agreements like the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, all driven...
https://www.usdebtclock.org
clarktunes
Dec 12, 2025 12:26pm
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With current Tariff income it would take 103 years to pay off our CURRENT debt............a small piece of math that obviously has a far worse truths exposed when other details are added. American economic collapse may be an un-avoidable future........
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Trader#EFF1
Dec 12, 2025 1:18am
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from one bag ..
he want to pay debt and simultaneously pay yield to all Americans?
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Trader#436F
Dec 12, 2025 4:14am
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Quoting Trader#BF33
Budgets are created by the House: Newt Gingrich was the Speaker of the House during President Bill Clinton's administration when the federal budget was balanced. This occurred in the late 1990s, specifically from 1998 to 2001, when the government achieved budget surpluses for four consecutive years. Gingrich played a significant role in the budget negotiations and reforms during this period
He wont understand. He also doesn't understand interest on the debt is why the debt is increasing much faster
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Trader#20BC
Dec 12, 2025 4:47am
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Quoting Rickial
so this was his plan all along, he didn't want to raise taxes on usa people, so he created a hidden tax to pay off national debt. that way he could make the tax whatever he wanted and lie about who is actually paying for it.
bullshit
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Trader#C087
Dec 12, 2025 5:13am
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The tariffs have cost each household $1200 this year, so far. They are regressive and hurt low-income people the most. (I suppose that's the point.)
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