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Public Debt Feeds Special Interest Pressures

Public Debt Feeds Special Interest Pressures
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The total public debt of the federal government surpassed $35 trillion last summer and continues to climb. As outlined in the AIER Explainer, “Understanding Public Debt,” a wide variety of investors purchase U.S. Treasury notes financing this debt.
Peter C. Earle is an economist and writer who spent over 20 years as a trader and analyst in global financial markets on Wall Street.