MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe US has $36 trillion in debt. What does that mean, and who owns it?www.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1121file-text
arrow-up1121external-linkThe US has $36 trillion in debt. What does that mean, and who owns it?www.aljazeera.comMuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoGetting a loan for something that will pay off more than the loan interest isn’t a new idea. If I buy a cotton candy machine and make more than enough to pay off the interest buy selling cotton candy then it’s economically sound. That’s how the us debt works.
Getting a loan for something that will pay off more than the loan interest isn’t a new idea.
If I buy a cotton candy machine and make more than enough to pay off the interest buy selling cotton candy then it’s economically sound.
That’s how the us debt works.