Federal Debt Essentials

What Every Citizen Should Know

By: Tom Mast

Narrated by: Rick Gines

The United States is facing a growing crisis that few fully understand but everyone will ultimately feel: the federal debt. Drawing from a powerful series of essays originally published on Substack, this book breaks down one of the most complex and urgent issues confronting the nation today. With clarity and purpose, it explains how the federal debt has reached levels comparable to at the end of World War II—and why that should concern every American.

More importantly, it challenges a dangerous complacency. As Congress holds the constitutional "power Of the purse," the responsibility to balance taxation, borrowing, and spending rests squarely in its hands. Yet without public pressure, meaningful action remains unlikely.

This book equips readers with the essential knowledge needed to understand the stakes and take a stand. Because the consequences of inaction will not fall on abstract institutions, but on citizens, their families, and future generations.

Concise, accessible, and urgent, this is not just a book—it's a call to awareness and action.

©2026 Solve American Gridlock LLC (P)2026 Tom Mast