$39 trillion in debt. 127% of GDP. We now spend more on interest than on the Pentagon. The single largest long-term threat to the United States — and the one nobody wants to talk about. The fourth episode in The Framework for America series.
Chapters:
00:00 - The $39 Trillion Trap: Debt vs. Defense
02:01 - How the Debt Spiral Actually Works
03:37 - Why the Next Crisis Will Be Worse
06:00 - The Two Endgames: Inflation or Default
08:08 - History’s Warning: Empires That Went Bust
11:02 - The Reserve Currency Counterargument
15:20 - The 2% Solution
17:23 - The Fraud Problem
19:00 - Hard Choices & “AI Will Save Us”
