People have been left confused after realising you can donate to bring down the cost of America’s national debt.
Although the concept has been around for a while, people are just finding out that the Treasury Department is accepting donations – via PayPal and Venmo – to chip away at the national debt, which currently stands at $36.7 trillion.
NPR’s Jack Corbett shared a screengrab on X earlier this week, explaining: “You can venmo the United States to help pay off the national debt.”
And people have been left baffled, with many not realising the system existed.
Those who fancy donating simply head to pay.gov where donations can be made via credit card, debit card, PayPal, checking account or savings account. You can also write a cheque via…