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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    17 hours ago

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

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            17 hours ago

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

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              17 hours ago

              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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                15 hours ago

                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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                16 hours ago

                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.