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Elon Musk backs Warren Buffett's 5-minute plan for national debt

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Elon Musk has publicly endorsed Warren Buffett's proposed solution to address the U.S. national debt. Buffett's 2011 plan suggests that if the deficit exceeds 3% of GDP, all current members of Congress should be ineligible for reelection, thereby incentivizing fiscal responsibility. The national debt currently stands at $38.9 trillion, representing 124% of the U.S. economy, with interest payments alone costing over $22 billion weekly. AI

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Elon Musk backs Warren Buffett's 5-minute plan for national debt

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jacqueline Munis ·

    ‘This is the way’: Elon Musk endorses Warren Buffett’s famed 5-minute plan to fix the national debt

    The richest man in the world joins prominent financial leaders in supporting a plan to lower the deficit to 3% of GDP.

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