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https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Markets/Pages/national-debt.aspx

Referencing the U.S. government's obligation to be financially transparent with its citizens, should public leaders update citizens about the effects of the national (federal) debt when funding programs are approved? Is it important to lower the national debt, or is the national debt just something we pass on to the next generation? Explain your answer.