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This graph shows the debt of the United States Federal Government since 1939.
Place and move your cursor on the graph on the right to see the United States federal government’s debt numbers.
The United States federal government’s debt started increasing since the mid-1970’s and has risen sharply in recent decades.
The Blue Collar Dollar Institute believes that the United States cannot offer a middle-class lifestyle to a large majority of Americans without possessing a strong and vibrant manufacturing sector. Our non-partisan mission is to research data, inform the public, and advocate for policy in order to help strengthen US manufacturing and goods-producing sectors.