public debt
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As a result, almost 33% of U.S. public debt will mature in a year or less, and another 35% within five years, according to Treasury data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Suppose the sovereign remains solvent and its debt remains safe. Can a larger stock of safe public debt nevertheless become a drag on aggregate demand?”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Total public debt outstanding officially passed the $40 trillion mark last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Smith and Hume did not agree on every economic proposition, but they independently condemned the canker of the public debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Public money was spent recklessly; taxation became oppressive; and the public debt grew to alarming size.
From Liberty In The Nineteenth Century by Frederic May Holland
