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US Debt Fixer

Everyone has an opinion. Build a budget and see if yours actually works. Adjust spending and revenue, then watch the deficit, cumulative debt, debt-to-GDP, and debt-to-income change over the next decade.
Current National Debt
$30.3T
Debt held by the public, simulator baseline
Annual Spending
$7.40T
FY2026 baseline outlays
Annual Revenue
$5.60T
FY2026 baseline receipts
Annual Deficit
$1.80T
Updates as sliders move

AI Budget Advisor

Budget Levers

Presets are shortcuts, not endorsements. They are designed to show tradeoffs fast.

These assumptions affect the 10-year projection. Keep them boring unless you want fantasy football with taxes.

Your Result

Budget Grade
C
10-Year Debt Change
Compared with baseline path
Year-10 Debt
Debt / Income
Debt / GDP
Annual Savings

10-Year Cumulative Debt Path

Deficit Impact

Compare Plans

Spending Mix

Your Scenario Summary

Data Notes & Reality Check

Baseline: This single-file MVP uses simplified FY2026 buckets based around public CBO-style headline totals: about $7.4T outlays, $5.6T revenue, and a roughly $1.8T–$1.9T deficit. Debt held by the public is modeled at about $30.3T, roughly 101% of GDP.

What the sliders mean: A spending slider at -10% means that category spends 10% less than baseline every projected year. A revenue slider at +10% means that category raises 10% more revenue every projected year. The projection compounds baseline spending/revenue growth and applies a simple interest feedback estimate.

Not official scoring: Real fiscal scoring depends on timing, phase-ins, economic behavior, legal constraints, interest rates, interactions, and political feasibility. Translation: this is a very useful sandbox, not a Congressional Budget Office replacement wearing a fake mustache.

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