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Federal debt held by the public now surpasses the total value of the nation's economic output. Here's why experts say that's a concern.

The US national debt passed another grim milestone Thursday when the latest data showed that government debt held by the public has surpassed America's total annual economic output.

The national debt exceeded the size of the entire U.S. economy -- marking the first time the grim milestone has been reached since World War II. The current national debt held by the public was $31.27 ...

The milestone marks a symbolic and economic threshold, with federal debt now roughly twice its historical average relative to the size of the economy. Outside of a brief distortion early in the ...