Rand兰德：2025年初步的减少联邦债务负担的策略报告（英文版）

In 2025, the U.S. federal debt exceeded $37 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office forecasted in March 2025 that the debt will reach 156 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2055. Left unchecked, this debt could slow economic growth and require trillions in interest payments, crowding out spending on more productive and beneficial areas. However, the current debt burden is not unprecedented: At the end of World War II (WWII), the federal debt was 106 percent of GDP, but the federal g