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Why Trump’s FY 2027 Budget Could Be the Document that Triggers a Debt Crisis

Critics say the plan uses a 3.0% growth forecast and other rosy assumptions to justify a 42% defense increase while avoiding debt and entitlement reforms.

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America’s long-term budget outlook just got a lot scarier. If the bond vigilantes are already circling, and if they’re looking for more reasons to dump U.S. bonds and push Treasury yields to crisis levels, they need do nothing more than read the newly issued Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2027 (starting Oct. 1, 2026). The document, compiled by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), calls for big spending increase…

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The White House’s new 2027 fiscal budget raises a sharp increase in spending, especially in defense, supported by growth projections, rates, and revenue that several analysts consider unrealistic. The combination has reactivated the warnings about the deficit, federal debt, and the risk of a crash in the US bond market. *** The proposal raises defense spending by 42% and adds more than $4.5 billion in new disbursements over the next decade. The …

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The Iowa Standard broke the news on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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