$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 211 years old, … Continue reading It Took 211 Years to Borrow $2.3 Trillion. Congress Just Did It in Twelve Months.