Does the United States have a spending problem? Obviously, but I really wanted to talk about how the cost of living crisis is presenting itself in your community. That relates to this article because you can’t squeeze blood from a stone. If all of you have no disposable income, no savings, and a job market that can’t support your current cost of living… What happens if you lose your job? Do you default on loan obligations along with America because we are stretched to the edge. Should we vote in members of congress to pass more tax breaks for private jets?Are mods whack? Let me know in the comments.

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      15 days ago

      Totally necessary when you need to finance 10 Trillion dollars in tax cuts for the rich over 10 years. They also bolster international trade so it’s not all bad. Issuing bonds for infrastructure with built in returns for example good use of leverage and tax payer dollars.

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      15 days ago

      Other states have been dumping bonds at unprecedented levels and investing in BRICS.

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              15 days ago

              You want the government to stop issuing bonds. If states are dumping them, there’s an inference there, somewhere.

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                I don’t really care about the national debt. The OP is worried about national debt. One way to fix that (if it bothers you) is to stop issuing debt. As bonds mature and aren’t replaced, no more debt.

                What does it matter if “states” are dumping bonds? Who does it hurt if they sell bonds at a loss? Or a profit? What’s the inference?

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                  No im concerned that we came together and made a budget that’s like 20% military 20% interest 40% boomer care and 20% rich people hand outs. Are we dumb?

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                  If the USA can’t pay it’s debts, we can’t trade. Everyone should care about the national debt. It’s not coming out of the billionaires’ bank accounts, and multinational corporations will simply do business elsewhere. We don’t have the infrastructure to produce internally, and if our credit score degrades enough, we won’t be able to build it, either.