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The Debt Ceiling Is the Hammer

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The Debt Ceiling Is the Hammer
A Peterson Foundation billboard displaying the national debt and each American's share is pictured in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 8, 2022. Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Stu Cvrk
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America’s public debt is now over $31.3 trillion! Watch the U.S. debt clock increase in real-time (here) and be shocked and amazed at how fast the debt is increasing.
Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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