Why Are So Many Nations in Massive Debt? Who is Lending Them All This Money?

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Why Are So Many Nations in Massive Debt? Who is Lending Them All This Money?

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It isn’t necessarily that people are lending them money. Debt is simply money owed. For example, if you retire, the government will pay you $X/month. Multiply that by all the people retiring daily, and the government now owes a lot of money. This is then paid for with people buying bonds.

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