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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Angelo Fichera

FACT FOCUS: Who’s to blame for the national debt? It’s more complicated than one culprit

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The U.S. is inching closer to a deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on the nation’s $31 trillion in debt and political leaders have not yet reached a deal to avert such a crisis.

Amid those negotiations, politicians and commentators online have pointed fingers at who they say is to blame for the nation’s exorbitant debt.

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