Total US public debt surpassed US$40 trillion for the first time, and has now surged by a third in less than five years, as US lawmakers continue to shrug off calls to contend with historically wide financial deficits.
Public debt outstanding stood at US$40.05 trillion as of the close of business on Tuesday, a US Treasury Department
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