$40 Trillion in Debt. Are We Screwed? | Carolyn Bourdeaux #510 | The Way I Heard It
Mike Rowe -- 1.38M subscribers -- Nov 7, 2026
Forty trillion dollars. That's roughly how much money our government owes. A number so large it's almost impossible to comprehend. So, I asked a former member of Congress the only logical question I could think of—are we screwed?
Carolyn Bourdeaux is a Democrat, a former congresswoman, and the head of the Concord Coalition. She believes both political parties have abandoned fiscal responsibility, Social Security is headed for a reckoning, and we're leaving the next generation one hell of a mess.
https://ConcordAction.org/ ◀◀ Carolyn Bourdeaux's organization
Having said that, what surprised me most wasn't the math. It was Carolyn's argument that getting our financial house in order isn't just an economic necessity. It's a patriotic obligation. And coming from a former Democratic congresswoman, that led us into some ...