Christopher Terry
@christopherterry.bsky.social
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University of Minnesota/HSJMC Associate Professor of Media Law. I teach folks about the 1st Amendment, @FCC, @FEC& @FTC policy for a living. Otherwise talking Brewer Baseball and Fishing. And yes, the hostile opinions re: FCC policy failures are mine.
![The total gross national debt of the United States has surpassed $40.1 trillion. [1] (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/debt-dashboard)Current NumbersTotal Debt: Roughly $40.12 trillion.Per Citizen Share: About $117,500 to $119,300 for every person in the U.S.Debt-to-GDP Ratio: Around 122% to 125%, meaning the debt is larger than the total yearly economic output of the country. [1] (https://www.pgpf.org/national-debt-clock/), [2] (https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/), [3] (https://www.us-debt-clock.com/), [4] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyFqNSAkp4)Breakdown of the DebtDebt Held by the Public: About $32.42 trillion (owed to individuals, corporations, the Federal Reserve, and foreign governments).Intragovernmental Debt: About $7.70 trillion (money the federal government owes to its own agencies, like Social Security trust funds). [1] (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/debt-dashboard)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4x7jhavbazif7q3gr4jch2bt/bafkreif7iyq6gh4p47zbkaucsltt2phzpi2b7ywdvqgmnepeicin6ffnja)
