Elite investor Ray Dalio warns the US may suffer a financial ‘heart attack’ if the debt problem isn’t tackled

Ray Dalio sounded the alarm on America’s soaring debt, warning the US must act before it suffers the financial equivalent of a “heart attack.”

The billionaire investor said “debt accumulates like plaque” in a financial system, and that poses a “problem” for governments as interest payments eat up more and more of their budgets.

The founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, was interviewed by Tucker Carlson at the World Governments Summit in Dubai earlier this month.

Dalio compared himself to a doctor telling a patient about a plaque buildup: “You’re in a high risk of this heart attack, essentially, and now what are you going to do about it?”

The mentor to Bridgewater’s three co-chief investors said it was vital to take action — such as exercising more — while the patient was still in good health. “Don’t wait for this to happen and then try to make it better,” Dalio said.

The federal government spent about $6.75 trillion last fiscal year but only collected $4.92 trillion in revenue, meaning it ran a $1.8 trillion deficit, according to the Treasury’s website. The national debt has more than tripled since 2000 to an estimated $36.2 trillion, the website showed.

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