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National debt crosses $40 trillion and think tank warns: ‘The level of fiscal mismanagement is tragic

National debt crosses $40 trillion and think tank warns: ‘The level of fiscal mismanagement is tragicWorldPing

"To anyone who cares about America, about democracy and our future, in my view, this is already a crisis," Michael Peterson told Fortune.

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