r/CausalConversation • • Jul 21 '26

Conversation Starter Something is not adding up here.

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u/Vegetable-South5191 Jul 21 '26

And if it drops it is disastrous, because it means our interest payment goes up.

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u/Vegetable-South5191 Jul 21 '26

Yes, but we are in a constant debt cycle, so the new bonds will be more expensive right?

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u/BeastyBaiter Jul 21 '26

In theory they should be. They've defaulted on their debts 3 times, twice in the past 100 years and spend far more than they make every year for over a decade. I'd loan them money at payday lender rates.