The Booty Report

News and Updates for Swashbucklers Everywhere

Arrr, mateys! The US be splashing a mighty $1.8 trillion deficit—not even a scallywag's treasure can match that folly!

2024-10-19

Arrr, matey! In the year of our Lord 2024, the landlubbers in the US be swimmin' in a sea o' debt, with a deficit o' $1.83 trillion! Blame it on fancy Social Security coins and defense gold, outpacing their meager treasure haul. Aye, the coffers be runnin' dry!

Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round and lend yer ears to the tale of the US government’s treasure chest, or rather, the lack thereof! In the fateful year of 2024, the coffers be emptier than a cursed ship on the high seas, as the budget deficit soared to a fearsome $1.83 trillion doubloons!

This plight, ye see, came not from a lack of bounty, but from the cursed chains of debt interest, which be weighin' down the ship like a belly full of grog! Social Security and defense costs be climbin’ higher than a crow’s nest, more than offsettin’ the boost in tax revenue, which be as meager as a single gold coin in a pirate’s pocket!

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