# US national debt could reach $50 trillion as early as 2029, expert warns

https://mins.news/en/item/28752

- TASS, 2026-08-21 18:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2176281

> Political scientist Ilya Grashchenkov says US national debt could reach $50 trillion as early as 2029, potentially bringing higher inflation and taxes, spending cuts, costlier borrowing and weaker confidence in the dollar. He cautioned that the figure itself is not an automatic collapse threshold; debt-to-GDP, servicing costs and investor confidence matter more.

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