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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: WTSherman who wrote (120953)1/3/2001 5:08:32 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
FINANCING THE PUBLIC DEBT
4.1) Why does the public debt sometimes go down?

The Public Debt Outstanding decreases when there are more redemptions of Treasury securities than there are issues. The Public Debt Outstanding is a direct result of receipts and outlays. If the Treasury projects an increase in outlays, then it will issue Treasury securities to meet its obligations. This will result in an increase to the public debt. If the Treasury projects an increase in receipts (e.g. taxes or other revenue), then it may not need to issue Treasury securities.


In other words, if there is no deficit, the debt goes down as bonds and other securities are redeemed.

publicdebt.treas.gov
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