#USNationalDebt
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📚 [1/7] What is #USNationalDebt?
The US national debt is the total amount of money borrowed by the federal government to finance its expenditures — such as infrastructure, military, subsidies, and social assistance — when tax revenues are insufficient.
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💵 [2/7] Currently: Over $35 Trillion!
This means that if shared equally among the US population (~330 million people), each person 'bears' over $100,000 of government debt.
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📈 [3/7] Why Is It So High?
There are 3 main reasons:
1. Annual deficit (expenditure > revenue)
2. High interest rates → increasing debt interest
3. Rising social and military spending
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🏛️ [4/7] Who Lends to the US?
🔹 Institutional investors (banks, pension funds)
🔹 Federal Reserve
🔹 Other countries such as Japan & China
They purchase US debt securities (US Treasury Bonds).
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⏳ [5/7] What Are the Implications?
🟥 Debt interest becomes a burden on the national budget
🟥 Can trigger long-term inflation
🟥 Reduces the attractiveness of the dollar as a global currency
🟥 Potential crisis if investor confidence is lost
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⚠️ [6/7] Can It Go Bankrupt?
Technically, the US can “print” its own money, but the consequences are high inflation & loss of global trust.
The solution? Fiscal reform — but politics in Washington is complicated 😅
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🎓 [7/7] So, What Can We Learn?
💡 Even large countries can become 'trapped in debt' if they lack fiscal discipline
💡 The importance of transparency, oversight, and long-term policies
💡 As investors, it’s important to understand the role of the dollar & debt in the global system 🌐
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