U.S. budget deficit edged lower in 2025 as tariffs, debt payments both saw new records

The GOOD NEWS, despite what the local left keeps trying to claim:



The federal government's deficit in fiscal year 2025 was $1.8 trillion—4% lower than last year's after adjusting for timing effects. Revenues increased by 6%, and outlays increased by 3% from fiscal year 2024. The government ran a monthly surplus of $164 billion in September 2025, 105% higher than in September 2024.



 
Honestly speaking,....Im glad the debt is being reduced but the truth is we are already screwed and have been for a very long time. No coming back from it IMO. Eventually we will be out of time.
 
We need to cut $2T off the annual spending.

Then we will begin to have o.5T a year to pay off the $39T in debt. The debt was built up since the debacle of the Johnson "Great Society" programs. It took 60 years to accumulate it.

It will ONLY take 80 years to work off the debt...

Most of the money went to DNC corruption and hostile foreigners.

Most of the money will be paid by the working class.

Most of the money ended up in the pockets of the HyperWealthy Elites.

Socialism destroys every society it touches.

God Damn the Left.

America has been Robbed and left beaten near to death in an alley.

It would be far easier to confiscate every penny held by any American over $1M, and then default on the national debt. Just never pay it.

Once it becomes clear that the hyper-wealthy won't get another penny, and loose all they currently have, and the hostile foreigners won't ever get their money back, they will stop advancing U.S. Credit, and the insanity of annual deficits will end.


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The only possible thing that could save America is bringing all of the Industry sent to China, back to the United States.

We, America, can regrow the economy back to being the world's biggest producer of just about everything, or we can default on the debt.

Choose.


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U.S. debt tops $38 trillion for the first time, worsened by government shutdown

The national debt is rising faster than ever and threatens to undermine confidence in the economy, experts warn.
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Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, and all those like them, should die with their net worth only a remaining $1M.

And we should never allow deficit spending again.

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Stone said:
Honestly speaking,....Im glad the debt is being reduced but the truth is we are already screwed and have been for a very long time. No coming back from it IMO. Eventually we will be out of time.
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Unfortunately the debt keeps rising. It is around $38 trillion and we are still adding close to $2 trillion a year. I get why you feel like it is already too late. It is hard to see a path out of this when nobody wants to take on the real causes.

The truth is that none of us wake up thinking about the debt, and politicians know that. They are rewarded for winning the next election, not for making tough long term choices. The three biggest drivers are entitlements, military spending, and interest on what we owe. Most people do not want cuts to entitlements or the military, which means we only argue about the margins.

Until those big items are addressed, nothing will change and the debt will keep growing. We'll find out whether it is too late or not, but this path is unsustainable.
 
cawacko said:
The deficit dropped from $1.82 trillion to $1.78 trillion. That is technically downward, but at those levels it is basically a rounding error. These are outrageous numbers, and very few people care outside of partisans who only complain when the other side is doing the spending.

Record debt payments are a huge red flag. We are paying more in interest, which means less for everything else.

Sadly, there is no incentive for anything to change right now.
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T. A. Gardner said:
It will be significant if this continues into next year. While Trump has just four years, and we can't know who will follow him in office, if he manages to keep the same or a slightly higher pace, even a 10% reduction in the debt will be significant. Biden increased it just over 21%. Outside of the Chinese Disease shut down, Trump increased it about 9% in his first term.

Reducing it should be a national priority.
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When he gets to a 10% reduction, you’ll have reason to crow. Until then, these pissant numbers are just that. And fleeting.
 
cawacko said:
Unfortunately the debt keeps rising. It is around $38 trillion and we are still adding close to $2 trillion a year. I get why you feel like it is already too late. It is hard to see a path out of this when nobody wants to take on the real causes.

The truth is that none of us wake up thinking about the debt, and politicians know that. They are rewarded for winning the next election, not for making tough long term choices. The three biggest drivers are entitlements, military spending, and interest on what we owe. Most people do not want cuts to entitlements or the military, which means we only argue about the margins.

Until those big items are addressed, nothing will change and the debt will keep growing. We'll find out whether it is too late or not, but this path is unsustainable.
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Absolutely. In a way a Government is no different than a family and its budget. I've seen so many young families take on so much debt in an effort to LOOK like they have money,....which is the epitome of foolishness in my opinion. Even if you are able to sustain keeping up with the debt you end up living like a rat on a wheel chasing a piece of cheese you can never catch. Eventually you end up losing steam and crashing out. Its no way to live.
The advice I give to the young people I am exposed to is to live well beneath your means, at least for now,...save save SAVE, and invest smartly. You end up in a much better place and as an added bonus you don't lose your mind from the grind of trying to keep up with the debt. Our government SHOULD be leading by example when it comes to this,...but they don't, instead they do the reverse. That's NOT leadership at all IMO. Its like an alcoholic or drug addicted parent telling their children not to do drugs,....its just doesn't work that way!
 
Stone said:
Absolutely. In a way a Government is no different than a family and its budget. I've seen so many young families take on so much debt in an effort to LOOK like they have money,....which is the epitome of foolishness in my opinion. Even if you are able to sustain keeping up with the debt you end up living like a rat on a wheel chasing a piece of cheese you can never catch. Eventually you end up losing steam and crashing out. Its no way to live.
The advice I give to the young people I am exposed to is to live well beneath your means, at least for now,...save save SAVE, and invest smartly. You end up in a much better place and as an added bonus you don't lose your mind from the grind of trying to keep up with the debt. Our government SHOULD be leading by example when it comes to this,...but they don't, instead they do the reverse. That's NOT leadership at all IMO. Its like an alcoholic or drug addicted parent telling their children not to do drugs,....its just doesn't work that way!
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Good advice, Stone.

Indeed, stay away from drugs and alcohol and get a good education.
 
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