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US Debt Surpasses $39 Trillion Just as Fish Taco Prices Hold Steady at 50 Pesos

The United States national debt has officially crossed the $39 trillion threshold amid spiraling borrowing costs and fiscal panic. The historic milestone was met with a collective yawn by American retirees in Todos Santos, who were far more concerned with whether the morning offshores would hold. Economists warn of impending doom, but the Tecates are cold and the waves are firing, so the macroeconomic apocalypse will simply have to wait until siesta.

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