The US authorities may have to take measures that could provoke public
The US authorities may have to take measures that could provoke public discontent to tackle the problem of a record‑high public debt, which has exceeded $40 trillion, The Washington Post reported. “As the national debt surpasses $40 trillion, lawmakers may soon be compelled to make some long-deferred choices that will leave few Americans unscathed,” the story says. “Year after year, the federal government has spent…


