Scott Bessent – Secretary of the treasury is literally telling you to buy $TLT .

$TLT not looking great there. pic.twitter.com/YV2dlFw7Xx

— Winner Investor MD (@WinnerInvestor) August 20, 2026

US publicly held debt just crossed 100% of GDP. The last time it was this high, the country was paying for World War II.

In 2001 that ratio was 31.5%. No world war since. No depression. Yet deficits now run near 6% of GDP, a level the country used to hit only in wars or… pic.twitter.com/ZDo6bmNGA9

— Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) August 20, 2026