What David Rubenstein has said about National debt of the United States
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026
David Rubenstein, American businessman, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, philanthropist and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles, has been quoted on National debt of the United States once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on September 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Rubenstein argues the federal debt cannot realistically be repaid and will effectively be paid off in devalued dollars.
“we have $40 trillion of federal debt. Our ability to pay this off is virtually non-existent”
My First Million: David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500B (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 35:38
Episodes
David Rubenstein: We took $5M and turned it into $500BMy First Million · Sep 14, 2026 · 47 min
Sam Parr interviews Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein about building a $500 billion private equity firm, missing out on Amazon, historic documents and American history.
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