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When was the last time the United States was debt free?

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Started by carlberky - June 9, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

On Jan. 8, 1835, all the big political names in Washington gathered to celebrate what President Andrew Jackson had just accomplished. A senator rose to make the big announcement: "Gentlemen ... the national debt ... is PAID." That was the one time in U.S. history when the country was debt free.

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By metmike - June 9, 2019, 9:55 p.m.

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Wow!

That $22 trillion national debt number is huge, but here’s what it really means

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/that-22-trillion-national-debt-number-is-huge-but-heres-what-it-really-means.html

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