{
  "id": 8730397,
  "title": "The only solution to our $40 trillion debt problem is a value-added tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-only-solution-to-our-40-trillion-debt-problem-is-a-value-added-tax",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/6099509-us-debt-vat-solution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the U.S. national debt reaches $40 trillion, Peter J. Tanous argues that the massive deficit can only be addressed through a significant revenue-generating measure like a Value-Added Tax rather than through insufficient spending cuts.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}