Off-topic for aiqbench
This story was gathered from a source we follow but falls outside AI and quantum coverage, so there is no aiqbench take for it.
CBO chief warns it’s ‘probably not plausible’ that a strong economy alone can steady U.S. debt as 5%–6% growth is needed—more than Bessent’s 3% view
“So then we’re left with changes in revenues and changes in spending, and those are inherently political choices.”
Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel said faster economic growth is unlikely to keep U.S. debt in check, even if GDP expands at more than double its current pace. Gross debt is now $40 trillion, and publicly held debt is 100% of GDP. Just keeping that ratio flat, let alone bringing it down, would require a massive, sustained boom. For now, CBO…
Excerpt shown under the publisher's RSS terms · 62 words · full text and figures are on the publisher's site
Related coverage
Why I Left Google DeepMind
LessWrong · Jul 15, 2026
The current bottleneck is political will, not research
AI Alignment Forum · Jul 11, 2026
The J-Space Debate, Agent Swarms, and Pacing Frontier AI - Digital Minds Newsletter #4
LessWrong · Sep 18, 2026
Problems of Proliferation
LessWrong · Sep 29, 2026