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.
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Republicans talk about the national debt. It’s up to progressives to fix it. By Carolyn Bourdeaux In 2017, when I began my first campaign for Congress in Georgia, I sat down with a room full of passionate young people to draft a policy platform. I ran through the issues: affordable healthcare, public education, voting rights, social justice. Everyone nodded and took notes. Then I said, “Fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget.” The energy in the room went cold. One friend…
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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.
