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$3 Trillion Short

$3 Trillion Short

Yesterday, Monday May 4, 2020, the Treasury Department announced that the US gov would borrow $3 trillion between April and June.[1]

The Fed’s balance sheet will continue to increase as they print money to finance the US government. It is currently at $6.66 trillion.[2]

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The Federal debt is over $24.9 trillion.[3]

Historic debt and inflation is the present situation.

“Today is already the tomorrow which the bad economist yesterday urged us to ignore.” -Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson

[1] https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm997

[2] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL

[3] https://www.usdebtclock.org/

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