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Final Note

A first: National debt passes $18 trillion

Kai Ryssdal Dec 2, 2014
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Final Note

A first: National debt passes $18 trillion

Kai Ryssdal Dec 2, 2014
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Here’s a big number: $18 trillion. 

That’s the national debt of the United States of America. Yesterday, we surpassed the $18 trillion mark for the first time.

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