stackyFACTSNations issue treasury bonds to fund their endless structural deficits. Citizens and foreign entities buy them, effectively lending currency to a sovereign power that theoretically has the absolute ability to just print more of it anytime.
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Instead of going to a bank, giant companies just print their own debt certificates and sell them to institutions. They promise to pay it back with interest,…
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Politicians constantly panic about the US national debt. But who actually owns the vast majority of it?
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If your dog eats your life savings, there is still hope. The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing operates a highly specialized Mutilated Currency Division.…
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What completely absurd economic reality forces the US government to lose millions of dollars every single year?
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If you ever feel broke, just remember a phone company has more fiscal stability than the so-called leader of the free world. Due to endless deficit spending,…
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Because of incredibly rigid specification requirements and highly limited vendor lists, routine hardware items become astronomically expensive. A simple piece…
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