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Re:Krugman: Debt Is Good by the_why_of_y on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:16PM (#10118494)
Not only does the newborn owe $54k share of public debt on average, the baby also owns (directly or indirectly) $54k worth of government bonds on average.
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Re:Krugman: Debt Is Good by jacquesm on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:24PM (#10118547)
The debt is public, the bonds are held in a non-public fashion so there is a definite asymmetry there.
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