It Took 211 Years to Borrow $2.3 Trillion. Congress Just Did It in Twelve Months.
Tue 10:27 am +00:00, 6 Oct 2026 4Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/10/no_author/it-took-211-years-to-borrow-2-3-trillion-congress-just-did-it-in-twelve-months/ October 6, 2026 $2,307,765,598,614.61. That’s how much the national debt grew by in fiscal year 2026, which just ended last week on September 30. $2.3 trillion in a single year is clearly and obviously runaway debt growth; think about it— the entire national debt didn’t reach $2.3 trillion until 1987 By then the country was …









