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		cinntaile on April 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Debt Interest Payments Reach $1T By that logic it should be fine if the government borrows $999999T (or any other massive number) from itself.

achandlerwhite on April 23, 2024 [–]

From an interest payment perspective that would be just fine. From a money supply perspective not so good, but that's not what this article is about.

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