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Economy

drmeow

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1. If you have a US savings bond

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 09:03 PM

May 12

you hold part of the national debt. If you have funds in a bond mutual fund, you own a variety of state debt. When you vote on a "bond" issue, you are voting on whether the entity (city, county, state) can borrow money (go into debt) by issuing bonds.

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