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Media Highlights TV • August 21, 2026 

# Scott Lincicome discusses what a national debt exceeding $115,000 per American means for households and the broader economy on the *What a Day* podcast 

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##### [Scott Lincicome](/people/scott-lincicome)

Vice President, General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute

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