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Wharton professor Joao Gomes has expressed concern over the rapid growth of U.S. debt. He predicts that if Congress does not take immediate action, the U.S. could face a debt crisis by 2025. What Happened: Gomes compared the situation with the UK’s 2022 financial crisis. He suggested the U.S. could meet a similar fate if the current fiscal trajectory is unchanged. Gomes discussed this in an interview with CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’. “That’s something that could definitely happen to us next year,” Gomes said. The professor warned that rising interest rates make a default crisis in the U.S. within this…