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A comment on US National Debt Tops $31T. Parent comment
The “US” in your comment is more than one entity. There is no single body that can just make more debt unilaterally.
In particular the spending is funded by selling Bonds, etc. to investors. Purchasers of those bonds include foreign countries, such as China.
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The “US” in your comment is more than one entity. There is no single body that can just make more debt unilaterally.
In particular the spending is funded by selling Bonds, etc. to investors. Purchasers of those bonds include foreign countries, such as China.