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  2. The Real Problem With Government Debt and How It Trickles ...

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    Rising government debt levels have seemingly always been in the headlines. In recent years, U.S. debt levels have become political, with one side of the aisle often refusing to raise the debt limit...

  3. National Debt and Deficit: Why These Are Problems for You - AOL

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    The government then has to issue more bonds, which because of supply and demand, become less valuable with each one issued. And the cycle continues forever. For people and for governments, debt is ...

  4. Government debt - Wikipedia

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    Government debt is typically measured as the gross debt of the general government sector that is in the form of liabilities that are debt instruments. [2]: 207 A debt instrument is a financial claim that requires payment of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor in the future.

  5. The US government's debt has been downgraded. Here's ... - AOL

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    Fitch cited the federal government's rising debt burden and the political difficulties that the U.S. government has had in addressing spending and tax policies as the principal reasons for ...

  6. Explainer-What is a government shutdown and what is the debt ...

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    Because the government spends more money than it collects in tax revenue, lawmakers need to periodically tackle the issue -- a politically difficult task, as many are reluctant to vote for more debt.

  7. National debt of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Also, this number excludes state and local debt. According to the OECD, general government gross debt (federal, state, and local) in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2015 was $22.5 trillion (125% of GDP); subtracting out $5.25 trillion for intragovernmental federal debt to count only federal "debt held by the public" gives 96% of GDP.

  8. Debt crisis - Wikipedia

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    The European debt crisis is a crisis affecting several eurozone countries since the end of 2009. [7] [8] Member states affected by this crisis were unable to repay their government debt or to bail out indebted financial institutions without the assistance of third-parties (namely the International Monetary Fund, European Commission, and the European Central Bank).

  9. How rising US debt could compound into a crisis ... - AOL

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    Bearish forecasters note that the government is spiraling deeper into debt, and there's no sign the trend will reverse. Publicly held debt is projected to reach 122.4% of GDP by 2034, up from 97.3 ...