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US debt is now $37trn – should we be worried?
(www.bbc.com)
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That's the thing though--if they can create more at any time, why bother "borrowing" in the first place? Because of the debt, the government pays over a billion dollars every day on the interest on that loan.
It's not the economy I'm concerned about, it's channeling billions into the pockets of the wealthy through interest payments--billions that are paid by the working class.
Tying up economies of debt issuer and debt holder seems to be the reason for the US. For debt holder it’s a fairly safe way to park money but also exert some power over US if they’re big enough. Realistically what Ben Bernake is saying in that interview is that you could replace one with the other depending on circumstances but that actually threatens capital holders hence why it’s not done like that.