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muriel_volestrangler

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15. "Debt held by the public" is what would be used for international comparisons

Reply to progree (Reply #11)

Fri May 1, 2026, 11:44 AM

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The US's "trust fund" approach is far from universal (particularly for healthcare). So, for instance, the IMF lists Net Debt, General Government, Percent of GDP
https://data.imf.org/en/Data-Explorer?datasetUrn=IMF.RES:WEO%289.0.0%29
Their most recent figures, for the G7, are:
US 98.527%
Japan 134.306%
Germany 49.388%
UK 95.47%
France 110.247%
Italy 128.983%
Canada 10.342%

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"Debt held by the public" is what would be used for international comparisons muriel_volestrangler Friday #15

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