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
He favored energetic national power, executive authority, public debt, a national bank, protective tariffs, manufacturing subsidies and government-led development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Those letter-grade credit assessments have historically been limited to public debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
