Our Unsustainable Debt
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America’s national debt is now over $40 trillion. That’s more than $117,000 for every person in America. Learn how we got here and where we are headed if we don’t act now.
The Latest
(Arlington Va. - Oct. 20, 2026) - A nearly $2 trillion deficit is not just another number from Washington. Concord Action Executive Director Carolyn Bourdeaux makes the case that the consequences are already showing up in higher borrowing costs for families, businesses and the federal government, and that candidates should be pressed now on how they would change the country’s fiscal trajectory. That warning reached a national audience in recent days. The New York Times included Bourdeaux’s warning that, without…
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Bourdeaux to Reuters: Deficits Remain High While Borrowing Costs Escalate
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ICYMI: Carolyn Bourdeaux on NPR: Federal Deficit Hits Nearly $2 Trillion
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Concord on Latest “Unsustainable” Deficit Numbers: “America Careening Toward Ominous Fiscal Crisis”
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Understanding the Two Major Fiscal Commission Proposals
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Another Fiscal Year, Another $2 Trillion Hole
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France’s Bond Market Warning: A Fiscal Risk the U.S. Should Not Ignore
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Concord Action: “Disappointing” That First Maine Senate Debate Ignored Fiscal Issues
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As Maine U.S. Senate Debates Begin, Fiscal Issues Should Take Center Stage
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Concord Action: With Four Weeks to Election Day, Voters “Care Deeply” About Fiscal Issues
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ICYMI: Who Dropped the Ball on the $40 Trillion Debt?
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The New Fiscal Year Begins With $40 Trillion Debt
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The New Buyers of U.S. Debt: Why Treasury Ownership Matters More Than Ever
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ICYMI: Carolyn Bourdeaux Tells Marketplace Higher Interest Rates Could Add Trillions to National Debt
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House Budget Committee Hearing (9.21.26)
Who We Are
Concord Action
Concord Action is a growing grassroots movement of Americans who care deeply about our economy and fiscal outlook. Our supporters worry that America’s unsustainable national debt is contributing to inflation, driving higher interest rates, threatening our security and creating an unfair burden for our future. We believe we must change course before our country is bankrupt.
Stand with us to demand lawmakers stop adding to our unsustainable debt.
