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

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   Today, the national debt actually exceeds the GDP of the entire U.S. economy, hitting $33.84 trillion. In the past few years, the national debt has risen dramatically due to increased spending on ...

3. 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.

4. What rising government debt costs mean for you: Mortgages ...

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   Ten-year bonds hit yields of 4.89 per cent today, the highest since 2008 when they topped 5 per cent. ... The selloff in government debt comes as the value of the pound drops against the dollar ...

5. National debt of the United States - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. 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 ...

7. The national debt is over $34 trillion. It’s time to ... - AOL

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   Between 1950 and 1970, total debt (including government, household, corporate, and financial) was stable at about 150% of GDP. After Nixon did away with what was left of the gold standard in 1971 ...

8. List of countries by government debt - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of countries by government debt. Gross government debt is government financial liabilities that are debt instruments. [1]: 81 A debt instrument is a financial claim that requires payment of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor in the future. Examples include debt securities (such as bonds and bills), loans, and ...

9. America's national debt is well over $33 trillion — but here ...

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   At $33 trillion and counting — actually, it's presently above $33.75 trillion — America’s national debt is astonishingly high. But government deficits don’t exactly work like household ...