Economist Steve Hanke Sounds Alarm As US Debt Tops 100% of GDP, Calls For Constitutional Fix

Professor Steve Hanke, an economist at Johns Hopkins University, called for a constitutional debt brake in the U.S. in an X post on Thursday. He shared a post citing Bureau of Economic Analysis data showing U.S. national debt has crossed 100% of GDP for the first time since World War II. THE U.S. NEEDS TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO INCLUDE A DEBT BRAKE.https://t.co/2vXkZbBaAG — Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) May 1, 2026 …