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jmbar2

(6,878 posts) Mon May 12, 2025, 08:12 PM May 12

Who owns the world's debt? 11 min video that explains how the US debt actually works

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Who owns the world's debt? 11 min video that explains how the US debt actually works (Original Post) jmbar2 May 12 OP

If you have a US savings bond drmeow May 12 #1

If you have a retirement account.. jmbar2 May 12 #2

drmeow

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1. If you have a US savings bond

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Mon May 12, 2025, 09:03 PM

May 12

you hold part of the national debt. If you have funds in a bond mutual fund, you own a variety of state debt. When you vote on a "bond" issue, you are voting on whether the entity (city, county, state) can borrow money (go into debt) by issuing bonds.

jmbar2

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2. If you have a retirement account..

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Mon May 12, 2025, 10:00 PM

May 12

you are probably making money on the debt.

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