Silly bastard. Its money the govt owes itself so it's... imaginary debt no one has to pay for except you when they tell you

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No that’s not how it works. It is inextricably tied to the value of the currency.

The existence of a budgetary deficit mandates debasement of the currency.

If the deficit becomes a larger fraction of the economy then inflation accelerates and Americans pay the debt via inflation.