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Economics

Opportunity Cost of Government Debt

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When a government issues bonds, it is competing with private companies for the same pool of savings—potentially raising interest rates and making it costlier for businesses to invest.

Why this is interesting

If the government borrows $1 trillion, that money has to come from somewhere. What are you giving up when your country goes into debt?