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> The federal deficit is not paid back

You mean the federal debt. The federal deficit is funded by the federal debt. [1]

If the federal debt were fully paid back, would any money be destroyed? Wouldn't it just go from taxpayers to bond holders?

1. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/natio...



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