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How the government got hedge funded

2025-10-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·28m 10s ·by NPR
How the government got hedge funded
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The U.S. government spends a ton of money, on everything from Medicare to roads to defense. In fact, it spends way more than it takes in. So…it borrows money, in the bond market. By selling U.S. Treasurys, basically IOUs with periodic interest payments. And for decades, people have loved to invest i