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Government debt

The concept of government debt, including publicly held debt and intragovernmental debt.

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Feb 3, 2026

How does redeeming Social Security trust fund bonds affect federal borrowing and the publicly held national debt?

trust‑fund bonds forces to convert intragovernmental IOUs into cash outlays that must be financed by taxes, cuts, or new borrowing; in practice that often raises publicly held Treasury debt even while...

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