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Re:U.S. on Track to Add $19T in New Debt over 10 Years by scottiebarnes on Thursday February 23, 2023 @01:35PM (#34914529)
The problem is the fundamentals. The US will "never default on its debt" because it issues debt in its own currency, which it can control the creation of necessary to service that debt (money printer go brrrr).

So nobody is ever concerned about debt; you just say screw it let someone else worry about it, usually future generations. The value has to come from somewhere, and in this case its from the debasement of the dollar.

Re:U.S. on Track to Add $19T in New Debt over 10 Years by notch898a on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:07PM (#34915774)
They defaulted when they stopped honoring gold backing, which was the debt against the legal tender.