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Five charts explaining America’s $40 trillion debt

The US debt crossed the $40 trillion threshold after adding $1 trillion in just five months. The total amount is equivalent to what an average US worker would earn in a whopping 615 million years.

The US debt has crossed the $40 trillion threshold. According to Euronews, this milestone was reached after adding $1 trillion in just five months.

To put this amount into perspective, Euronews reports that the total US debt is equivalent to what an average US worker would earn in 615 million years.

There is no additional information in the provided reports to further explain the US debt or its implications. The reports also include unrelated information about a couple, Pablo Segun and Aanu, who relocated to Nigeria from the US in search of a sustainable life.

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