# Musk agrees $50 trillion in US debt would be a critical point

https://mins.news/en/item/28007

- TASS, 2026-08-21 03:58 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2175883

> US entrepreneur Elon Musk agreed that the country’s situation would begin to fall apart once government debt reached $50 trillion. US debt surpassed a record $40 trillion earlier this week, while the IMF forecasts 2.3% US GDP growth in 2026.

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