48 US national debt exceeds $39 trillion (twitter.com) posted 34 days ago by SophiesBoyfriend 34 days ago by SophiesBoyfriend +48 / -0 21 comments share 21 comments share save hide report block hide replies
The extremely simplified answer is: bond holders. The govt doesn’t have money so they sell a bond for X amount of money and agree to repay X + Y interest.
The bond holders are everyone from regular American citizens to foreign govts and investors.