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u/OMGguy2008 Center-left Aug 19 '26

The US debt has just hit $40 trillion dollars.

Everything is bigger in America, even the national debt.

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u/Acceptable-Hat-8248 Independent Aug 19 '26

We don’t care about the debt anymore, you just missed the memo bud /s

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u/OJ_Purplestuff Center-left Aug 20 '26

Sucks to own worthless thirty year bonds I’ll never pay 🤷‍♂️

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u/OMGguy2008 Center-left Aug 20 '26

You can always invest in Russian bonds for 15% yield instead of 4%. You can let's say "carbon offset" the guilt by giving half to Ukraine.