New Delhi, July 26 -- Several Americans were left fuming at the US government's "audacity" in accepting "gifts" via Venmo and PayPal to reduce the country's ballooning $36.7 trillion debt.

The US Treasury Department on Friday said that it is now accepting these digital payment platforms on the "Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt" page on Pay.gov. The US public debt has increased by a whopping 87% from $19.59 trillion in 2010.

However, taxpayers on social media platforms were unhappy to learn about this donation program, which has existed since 1996.

Americans were angry about this latest push from the US Treasury Department for public donations to "help" the massive national debt. They pointed out that each citizen is already paying the c...