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The data underpinning these concerns are sourced directly from trusted government sources like the CBO and the U.S. Treasury, underscoring that the numbers are not fabricated but reflect genuine systemic vulnerabilities. The analogy of a "zombie company" is used to describe the U.S. government: it is effectively insolvent because its interest payments now approach $1 trillion, a figure that would bankrupt any private household in similar circumstances.