The United States debt has surpassed the threshold of 40 trillion dollars (34.4 trillion euros) for the first time, according to Treasury Department data, after the national liability of the world's largest economy has doubled in less than a decade.
The United States debt has surpassed the threshold of 40 trillion dollars (34.4 trillion euros) for the first time, according to Treasury Department data, after the national liability of the world's largest economy has doubled in less than a decade.