Your occasional reminder that the National Debt (for any nation that can print its own currency) is mostly a way for the government to funnel money to the wealthy, and borrowing is not actually required for a functioning economy.

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Your occasional reminder that the National Debt (for any nation that can print its own currency) is mostly a way for the government to funnel money to the wealthy, and borrowing is not actually required for a functioning economy. (it does, to some extent, perform a "goddamn it, you all suck and *someone* has to behave sensibly" mechanism in the face of politicians with too little spine or too much corruption)