Does U.S. debt matter? | CNBC Explains

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @PoliticalMatter
    @PoliticalMatter 6 лет назад +1546

    US is AA+ rating. Rated by US paid companies?

    • @sumpahGWganteng
      @sumpahGWganteng 6 лет назад +36

      LOL

    • @emmabila3480
      @emmabila3480 6 лет назад +5

      lol

    • @jascrandom9855
      @jascrandom9855 6 лет назад +18

      The highest rating is AAA.

    • @Theaverageazn247
      @Theaverageazn247 6 лет назад +41

      the us is in no risk of going bankrupt. the us could always fix the debt problem by throwing the elder under the bus by cutting SS.

    • @subrotoxing8214
      @subrotoxing8214 6 лет назад +4

      It's AAA because to pay it off the government could just print the 21 trillion needed ^^

  • @jryde421
    @jryde421 6 лет назад +1414

    us gov invest in education??? you said prison system wrong

    • @user-vk8yq8oq7p
      @user-vk8yq8oq7p 6 лет назад +40

      jryde421 or military

    • @TheNipSnipper
      @TheNipSnipper 6 лет назад +70

      Lol yeah everyone knows schools dont need money they run on fairy dust that comes out of trumps ass hole.

    • @mrmateojones8368
      @mrmateojones8368 6 лет назад +42

      Both of you are wrong AF, the country’s largest expenditure is Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare

    • @derpmansderpyskin
      @derpmansderpyskin 6 лет назад +29

      *Mr. Mateo Jones* largest expenditure is Social Security, then medicare, then defense. Education is no more than 2.6 percent of the federal budget. But, they never said that education is the largest expenditure, they just think schools are prison.

    • @natethegreat2364
      @natethegreat2364 6 лет назад +11

      If you look at test scores vs education spending, scores are flat and spending is through the roof due in large part to administrators.

  • @philipmolina1114
    @philipmolina1114 6 лет назад +849

    Suddenly everyone is now an expert on economics.

    • @garrysmith1029
      @garrysmith1029 6 лет назад +9

      Well democracy is everyone has a say so well yeah

    • @HaiLe-wy7dd
      @HaiLe-wy7dd 6 лет назад +39

      and the fact is even people in congress have no ideas as well.

    • @ivykkb2975
      @ivykkb2975 6 лет назад +1

      Philip Molina - not expert but wary 🤣🤣🤣

    • @ravishingravi
      @ravishingravi 6 лет назад +10

      Compared to you, rest do seem to be experts.

    • @jryde421
      @jryde421 6 лет назад +10

      what the hell? yes everyone should be an expert seeing how every aspect of everyone's life are governed my economics.....do you not buy food, fill your gas tank up, get paid from your job, pay bills...if not someone is doing it for you because you wouldn't ALIVE...... in fact to bury a dead person, economic is at play...

  • @cyrussheets4450
    @cyrussheets4450 5 лет назад +214

    This post is 7 months old and the debt has gone up 2 trillion since. I wish I could get away with racking up 2 trillion in debt in 7 months..

    • @gaugea
      @gaugea 5 лет назад +10

      well maybe if u were the strongest world superpower and economy you could lol

    • @kanal2123a
      @kanal2123a 5 лет назад +28

      @@gaugea I mean, is US really strongest economic power? If in 1 year you get 4 trillion US$ in debt how is your economy good?

    • @mrbrainbob5320
      @mrbrainbob5320 5 лет назад +3

      @@kanal2123a US debt is around the same size as the US GDP so if my debt is $1million but you make $1million a year its not as bad as you think Greece's debt was 134% of GDP yet its doing fine now.

    • @CraigC55
      @CraigC55 4 года назад +2

      @@kanal2123a Who exactly are we in debt to. When somebody's in debt; somebody else is waiting to get paid.

    • @kanal2123a
      @kanal2123a 4 года назад +5

      @@CraigC55 Chinese businessman mostly... That's why US started trade war... China is too powerful and its rise has only begun

  • @sujimayne
    @sujimayne 4 года назад +213

    "Government makes money..."
    No, government TAKES money.

    • @chrisbreezymuzic9745
      @chrisbreezymuzic9745 4 года назад +8

      They borrow from the Federal Reserve. Owned by the Rothschilds

    • @dusscode
      @dusscode 4 года назад +1

      delonix regia 🤦‍♂️ that's not how it works...

    • @redcat5697
      @redcat5697 4 года назад +2

      Yep, never heard of the USA making any payments to anyone?? We just get our money 💰 from the federal reserve. The biggest scam in mankind history. There is nothing federal about it!!

    • @ianbarron4023
      @ianbarron4023 4 года назад +2

      prints money into oblivion

    • @burrillgray4812
      @burrillgray4812 11 дней назад

      No…actually the Federal Reserve does in a fashion “make money!” The US dollar is a fiat currency it’s why on every bank note it says “Federal Reserve Note.”
      If money in the US doesn’t come from the Federal Reserve then from where does it come?

  • @anthonyfam5469
    @anthonyfam5469 4 года назад +235

    Covid 19 has entered the chat room

    • @stephenrandolph1914
      @stephenrandolph1914 4 года назад +1

      Where did the 11 trillion that Obama gave to Rothschilds go ?

    • @mariocondulmari8482
      @mariocondulmari8482 4 года назад +1

      Debt-to-GDP expected to skyrocket...

    • @WheresMyJuice
      @WheresMyJuice 4 года назад +1

      It could be argued that COVID actually may end up helping the debt. With so many elderly folks dying from it we could find ourselves coming out of this better off financially when you think about how much less SS, disability, etc. we’ll be paying. As dark as that is to mention.

    • @kingsworstnightmare5276
      @kingsworstnightmare5276 4 года назад +3

      Stephen Randolph That didn’t happen bud.

    • @randomworld4662
      @randomworld4662 4 года назад +3

      @@stephenrandolph1914 another conspiracy theorist

  • @towncenter7602
    @towncenter7602 5 лет назад +232

    I'm held responsible to manage my debt why isnt the governments?

    • @peter5807
      @peter5807 5 лет назад +28

      because you can't borrow endlessly.

    • @richard-gn3es
      @richard-gn3es 5 лет назад +47

      Beacuse you're not rich and powerful and don't have enough nukes to melt the world

    • @jifa17
      @jifa17 4 года назад +3

      Because the US government prints money and the whole world will pay.

    • @TheBlackMage3
      @TheBlackMage3 4 года назад +4

      Because people keep voting in politicians based on short term promises.

    • @redcat5697
      @redcat5697 4 года назад

      @@MaxMustermann-pi6vf yeah right

  • @casienwhey
    @casienwhey 3 года назад +17

    Leaving the gold standard was a big mistake because convertibility into gold helps keep a check on debt spending.

  • @bctopper
    @bctopper 6 лет назад +314

    If you want to blame anyone you have to blame the American people. Not enough people care enough or even know about how much debt the US has. They don't pressure their representatives in Congress enough and most aren't politically active. Change only happens when enough people demand action since most people in Congress don't want to lose their jobs by being voted out. Complacency and laziness in America is the real problem.

    • @orppranator5230
      @orppranator5230 6 лет назад +39

      If americans cared more about the debt, then they would get rid of the federal reserve, ban all deficit spending in public institutions, and go back to the gold standard.

    • @mysterybuyer3738
      @mysterybuyer3738 6 лет назад +1

      So how have you helped in this matter?

    • @mysterybuyer3738
      @mysterybuyer3738 6 лет назад +2

      I would love to return to gold and silver as money.... Oh wait I already use it as savings.

    • @TheKrouton
      @TheKrouton 6 лет назад +9

      Even if the American people act like they care, they don't want to pay more taxes and they don't want to cut spending.

    • @humanitywillrise6931
      @humanitywillrise6931 6 лет назад +1

      Americans We The People aren't in debt.

  • @Drophead1991
    @Drophead1991 6 лет назад +63

    AA+ rating by the same us company S&P have been cited for contributing to the financial crisis of 2007-08 and gave Credit ratings of AAA (the highest rating available) to large portions of even the riskiest pools of loans during 2007 financial crisis

  • @agent9809
    @agent9809 6 лет назад +254

    Short answer : yes
    Next is hyperinflation followed by wars
    The end

    • @mysterybuyer3738
      @mysterybuyer3738 6 лет назад +1

      Oh well, better luck next time.

    • @ceiling771
      @ceiling771 5 лет назад +6

      What a great bedtime story agent

    • @vincentlius1569
      @vincentlius1569 5 лет назад

      I think you're right well if the business in America doesn't want to lend more money again.

    • @sundaywhiterabbit7679
      @sundaywhiterabbit7679 5 лет назад +3

      Buy silver now Friend....

    • @MM-kz9pd
      @MM-kz9pd 4 года назад

      Teringventje prices have already gone up. Dollar sucks

  • @kyleivers4750
    @kyleivers4750 6 лет назад +26

    I’m glad Riley Reid went back to college and got a business degree. Very informative video. Thank u

  • @pandem6489
    @pandem6489 3 года назад +14

    coming back to this in 2021, we increased it by 7 trillion in 3 years....holy shit....

    • @Joshua-cs6gj
      @Joshua-cs6gj 2 года назад

      How about 30.5T now? Lmao.

    • @jirachi-wishmaker9242
      @jirachi-wishmaker9242 2 года назад +1

      @@Joshua-cs6gj you mean 31 trillion

    • @secretpersond8324
      @secretpersond8324 2 года назад

      Almost 32T

    • @alwagner9722
      @alwagner9722 Год назад

      You can time the debt clock, real time. It clocks in at a million every 40 seconds. Calculates to 90 million per hour ×24=???
      2,160,000,000.
      The founding fathers tried to warn us about having a Central bank control the monetary system. It's a private banking cartel. Google/ RUclips the Creature from Jekyll Island and America: From Freedom to Fascism.

    • @jessicaj351
      @jessicaj351 Год назад +1

      More debt = more interest owed = need to print more money = causes inflation = lower purchasing power. So yes, it matters

  • @michaelkranyak4525
    @michaelkranyak4525 5 лет назад +51

    Both parties are spending junkies.

    • @jamesmiller6618
      @jamesmiller6618 5 лет назад +12

      The difference is that democrats actually care about reducing the deficit (which they did at one point in their history, AKA Bill Clinton)
      Republicans are full blown addicts who can’t stop cutting taxes and raising military spending, yet pretending like they’re fiscally conservative

    • @jamesmiller6618
      @jamesmiller6618 5 лет назад +5

      Get Ass
      Obama increased the debt by 8 trillion
      If Trump’s spending policy stays the way it is currently (although the only probable outcome is an increase in spending and decrease in revenue) he will add 9.1 trillion by the end of his hypothetical 8 year administration
      You’re just wrong
      Also, Obama inherited a republican economic crisis and major deficit

    • @humble2246
      @humble2246 5 лет назад

      @@jamesmiller6618 lmao ok buddy keep thinking that way

    • @RandallDaytona711
      @RandallDaytona711 4 года назад +1

      OP knows whats up. "This party added 1.5 trillion annually" "Well, this party only averaged 1 trillion annually" "But Interest!" "But this party balanced the budget 1 time, 25 years ago!"...
      But, but, but. Consider candidates whose platforms drastically cut spending. Until then you'll see the same results.Also, maybe we should support the convention of states and politicians who favor states rights over federal oversight.

    • @panzerofthelake506
      @panzerofthelake506 4 года назад

      @@RandallDaytona711 usa needs to be more centralised to fix problems.

  • @samtoshi5047
    @samtoshi5047 6 лет назад +276

    Just print them those papers ! And turn US to Venezuela lol

    • @ryanbeck7166
      @ryanbeck7166 6 лет назад +28

      sam toshi
      Do urself a favor and learn what's going on in Venezuela, and why they are where they are. Hint: It isn't because of money creation alone.

    • @sib113
      @sib113 5 лет назад +23

      Venezuela failed because SOMEONE MADE the country super relied on oil and when oil prices dropped Venezuela well... you know the story

    • @mmtsocialist6820
      @mmtsocialist6820 5 лет назад +3

      Venezuela was borrowing in US dollars rather than their own currency

    • @NR-en2uo
      @NR-en2uo 5 лет назад +6

      Difference is US dollar is used globally. Vanezuelian currency is only used by themselves.

    • @dondressel4802
      @dondressel4802 5 лет назад +1

      The that’s what the democrats want

  • @garcjr
    @garcjr 5 лет назад +7

    One very important point left out. When the US doesn't have enough money to pay interest on the debt. The Fed prints it. Then everbody pays the inflation tax.

    • @Joshua-cs6gj
      @Joshua-cs6gj 2 года назад

      Lol that’s why we’re all suffering with 9% inflation right now. Smh.

  • @kleinilyas
    @kleinilyas 4 года назад +35

    0:45 xD social securiry and health care...
    In the USA...haha

  • @rboddington
    @rboddington 4 года назад +18

    3:20, "So deep in debt when the next crisis hits that it can't spend its way out of it." Flash forward to March 2020 and the pandemic.

    • @destroyer-tz2mk
      @destroyer-tz2mk 4 года назад

      they're printing their way out of it

    • @Kage-jk4pj
      @Kage-jk4pj 4 года назад

      They are printing 2 trillion plus the 1 trillion they were already going to spend this year to get out of this economic collapse. When this video was published we were at 21 trillion now we are at 25 trillion.

    • @kellyegeline9823
      @kellyegeline9823 3 года назад

      @@Kage-jk4pj *laughs in nearly 28 trillion*

    • @pbott33
      @pbott33 2 года назад

      flash forward to July 2022 and inflation is 9%

  • @Singular121
    @Singular121 6 лет назад +120

    21.2 Trillions debt x 3% interest rate= 600 billions which will be paid from govt budget.
    IRS can collect only 3 trillions in revenue but spending bill is 4 trillions.
    Interest rate is now set to rise further to around 4% next year.
    It wouldnt be a problem if economic growth should continue to expand which means there are a lot of money flowing around.
    However there are two problems;
    1) Interest rate is on a rise and interest pay out can go up to 1 trillion dollar in a very near future.
    2)US is now in a trade war which will drive economic growth down = less money in the economy = less money to refinance Treasury bond(debt) 21.2 trillions+1 trillion budget deficit.
    If less investers willing to fund treasury bond the interest rate will go up even further.
    Imagine govt has to pay interest over $1 trillion from revenue of $3 trillions IRS can collect.
    Massive buget cut will come into play or default to honor its treasury bond payment.
    Either case it would be a nightmare to even care to think about.
    BTW Trump is an expert in how to handle Bankruptcy, he has a record of 6 times bankrupt.
    He always walk out fine. Only him!

    • @Singular121
      @Singular121 6 лет назад +4

      John Kelleher I have no idea what you are talking about.

    • @RomanJockMCO
      @RomanJockMCO 6 лет назад +29

      John Keller, I suggest you read what happened to Germany after WW1 and currently Venezuela when each respective country did exactly what you are talking about. Simply printing money will only lead to a worthless dollar and hyper inflation.

    • @RomanJockMCO
      @RomanJockMCO 6 лет назад +11

      I never made any such claim about gold and owing any percentage to any foreign government. I simply referred you to look at history and what happened to Germany after WW1 before the Weimar Republic was established and Venezuela currently. Your previous claim that the US government isn't $21 trillion in debt because they can print money at will is laughable. I again reiterate that has been tried before and the results are always the same: hyper inflation and worthless banknotes. You obviously have no grasp of economics or any clue as to what gives currency its respective value. You can't seem to even grasp cash flow or a simple sentence! The video was quite clear and could be easily understood by a middle school student. Of course there are special people in the world who still think the earth is flat and the center of the universe.

    • @RomanJockMCO
      @RomanJockMCO 6 лет назад +9

      John Kelleher Again with the assumptions... My gosh you are special. Yes I am quite well versed with the treaty of Versailles and the reparations. What you can't figure out is that to pay for it Germany simply printed, wait for it, more marks. Hence what I said stands. A government CANNOT simply print more money without causing hyper inflation and worthless notes.

    • @RomanJockMCO
      @RomanJockMCO 6 лет назад +5

      John Kelleher Furthermore you obliterate your own argument. According to you the US government could print it's way out of debt. Using your argument then ANY country could simply print it's way out of debt. During the financial meltdown a number of European countries needed bailouts, namely Greece. Why didn't the EU simply print more euros?! Or, actually according to you, they really had no debt since it was sovereign and, thus, nonexistent.

  • @kingsleykronkk3925
    @kingsleykronkk3925 2 года назад +3

    Kiss your 401K goodbye. 21 is old news it's now 30 trillion .. oh wait ... I blinked it's almost 31 now.

    • @Rambleon444
      @Rambleon444 2 года назад

      Just in 4 years a $10 Trillion jump. It took over 250 years to get to $10 trillion.

  • @chamaoui
    @chamaoui 4 года назад +5

    People world wide, not just Americans, are completely oblivious to debt. As long as they have homes, cars and entertainment they are totally blind to what’s going on. They will learn the hard way.

  • @SemiMono
    @SemiMono 4 года назад +23

    This is one of very few issues I've found where liberals and conservatives mostly agree.... seems like we should start working on it.

    • @iironhide6209
      @iironhide6209 4 года назад +6

      We can’t Social Security and Medicare are so expensive, but you can’t cut them unless you want old people to turn on you

  • @imconfusedtwo9268
    @imconfusedtwo9268 6 лет назад +3

    You did a great job explaining and your voice is soothing 👏 .

  • @defundthepoliticians.1465
    @defundthepoliticians.1465 4 года назад +2

    Cut spending, increase taxes on corporate America.

    • @Dennis-nc3vw
      @Dennis-nc3vw 4 года назад

      Increasing taxes to increase revenue is like a store raising its prices to raise its profits.

  • @bobbyjunk2433
    @bobbyjunk2433 6 лет назад +9

    Great content as always, keep em coming !!!

    • @bargdaffy1535
      @bargdaffy1535 Год назад

      You have to be kidding, her descriptions of how the government works are the stuff of Disney fantasies. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @henrikrolfsen584
    @henrikrolfsen584 Год назад +2

    Imagine this: A Light-year is the distance light travels in one year. A very great quantity, in deed! As Light streams through space at 186,000 miles per second, that means that it travels 5.88 trillion miles in a year. Needless to say, "5,88 Trillion" is a number very difficult for anyone to even visualize. Now try to imagine 30 Trillion! This is the number of Dollars the United States Government currently owes the International Banking System!

  • @abhiram7206
    @abhiram7206 3 года назад +9

    Simple and Straight to the point. Always love these videos!

  • @consciouscrypto3090
    @consciouscrypto3090 5 лет назад +2

    How can you address this topic and not mention that the US fully intends to “print” more money to pay its debts? That’s the problem people need to better understand.

  • @Cl0ckcl0ck
    @Cl0ckcl0ck 4 года назад +4

    It's $27 trillion now. 120% of GDP so far. Higher than after WW2. And the US is losing the economic war with China bigly.

  • @UPdan
    @UPdan 4 года назад +1

    Its called fraud.

  • @elieeid3553
    @elieeid3553 5 лет назад +5

    So US senior citizens are responsible for the debt. Not spending like a crazy demon on killing people

    • @antlaflame7410
      @antlaflame7410 5 лет назад +1

      I thought I was getting ripped but Hackerqiaug@gmail,com/ WhatsApp +1845-293-3085 cleared my doubt after I invested my paycheck and he got me $27,000 within few hours. Thanks for always coming through

  • @GeoPolicyYT
    @GeoPolicyYT 2 года назад +2

    "The US debt is 21.2 trillion dollars"
    - What? How old is this video?....yup....it's 3 years old. Debt's 28 now.

    • @CCP-Lies
      @CCP-Lies 2 года назад +1

      31 trillion now

  • @jacoby841
    @jacoby841 5 лет назад +12

    Every thing is taxed from gold to salt even coffin box is taxed ,

    • @jerrywang51
      @jerrywang51 4 года назад +1

      Bitcoin can not be taxed. Buy bitcoin

    • @alexsch2514
      @alexsch2514 4 года назад

      The rich are not

    • @jacknugent4324
      @jacknugent4324 3 года назад

      @@jerrywang51 bitcoin can be taxed

    • @jacknugent4324
      @jacknugent4324 3 года назад

      @@jerrywang51 earnings from bitcoin are taxed i think

  • @burntrubber7458
    @burntrubber7458 4 года назад +1

    Fiat is not money. Only gold and silver is real money. U.S. Constitution clearly states what is legal tender. Fiat always goes to zero. Just a matter of time.

  • @AdhikJoshi
    @AdhikJoshi 6 лет назад +71

    All US needs is more $ printing machines

    • @rickyjensen1728
      @rickyjensen1728 6 лет назад +10

      Adhik Joshi Well the economy isn’t screwed together like that. You see if you print more money the dollar will cost less. - look at Venezuela as a example. You will know what I’m talking about

    • @clarkent7574
      @clarkent7574 6 лет назад

      You hit the Bull's Eye

    • @rabbitbobo4131
      @rabbitbobo4131 6 лет назад +2

      What is keeping the USD is wall street just FYI. and printing money doesn't work, why? IMF are there for a reason.. don't know what IMF is.. you can check out their power adn the jurisdiction.. and yes IMF already issued a warning towards US.. most "normal" people don't really understand, but for investor it is basically get the F out before the sh** hit the fan because USD are getting over printed.. so.. please check their web site out and be informed.

    • @GodSpeed1105
      @GodSpeed1105 6 лет назад

      Negative doesnt work that way

    • @eagleartillery1361
      @eagleartillery1361 6 лет назад +1

      All US need is overthrow Governments that want to dump US dollar so it can keep that toilet paper afloat outside US and print it forever.

  • @marksherrill9337
    @marksherrill9337 2 года назад +1

    Congress will never cut spending. This will go on until the Government fails. The question is when?

    • @AlanakaBlackCat
      @AlanakaBlackCat Год назад

      When the people actually rebel and question their superiors collectively we dont owe the government anything they owe us.

  • @mantrik007
    @mantrik007 6 лет назад +8

    Unlike other countries, US has an advantage since $ is the standard currency in international trade and guess who has the monopoly over printing of $ bills? It's the US. So long as the international market accepts $ as the default medium of exchange, US government can flirt with dangerous levels of debt. The luxury that other nations don't have.

    • @floris7849
      @floris7849 6 лет назад +6

      Manoj Tirkey
      No that is not true.
      After WWI, Germany had to pay a debt to make up for the damages. 134 Billion Reichmarks. Germany also thought that they could just print more money and pay their debt in a few months. And they did. But every German had now become a milionair and the money had become worthless. It was cheaper to whipe your ass with money than to buy toiletpaper. Your logic will ruin the U.S.A.'s economy.
      Learn some history before acting like a smartass.

    • @floris7849
      @floris7849 6 лет назад +1

      And the U.S. Dollar is only used to compare different situations.
      When the government of France borrows money, they will not ask for dollars. No they borrow euro's. Why the hell would they ask for dollars? That would only make the Euro lower in value compared to the dollar.

    • @ryanbeck7166
      @ryanbeck7166 6 лет назад +5

      Spoiling Spartacus
      Good try, but not based on facts. The debt imposed on Germany WAS NOT denominated in their currency. Also, their entire supply capacity was destroyed. We don't have these conditions in the US, and likely never will.

    • @floris7849
      @floris7849 6 лет назад +2

      I never stated that the debt had to be payed back in Reichsmarks.
      I just gave him the amount calculated in Reichsmarks.
      I am fully aware that the debt could be payed in currencies and goods.
      You probably missed the point of my arguments.
      The United States cannot just simply print $21,485,270,000,000 to pay back all it's debt. This will destroy the dollar, probably cause a stock market crash.
      And just because we calculate the debts of other countries in $ because it is an easy way to compare them, does not mean that a country like Germany expects and demands to be payed back in Dollars,
      Manoj Tirkey made multiple mistakes in his comment and way of thinking and u bash me because you misinterpreted one of my sentences?

  • @PhilRobinson-PeakbaggingNMsHig
    @PhilRobinson-PeakbaggingNMsHig 4 года назад +1

    The United States was worried about the debt for the Louisiana Purchase and that was just $15,000,000. The United States makes money and has to keep adding money into the system. States, corporations and families can't make money, so they do have to worry about debt. As population grows it is vital for the U.S. to make money to satisfy demand. Debt does not hurt our country, as long as we "own the monopoly game," so to speak, and is actually healthy to be putting money out into the system. We make the money and owe most of that money to ourselves.

  • @nachiketnishant4286
    @nachiketnishant4286 6 лет назад +8

    Your video always remains concise and presentation is as always wonderful

  • @Alex-wr6pd
    @Alex-wr6pd 2 года назад +1

    Short answer yes. Long answer yes.

  • @theFROZEX
    @theFROZEX 4 года назад +7

    "The goverment makes money in one key way"
    Yeah, *printers*

    • @georgerandel1441
      @georgerandel1441 3 года назад

      I don't think its with printers anymore. I'm pretty sure they just hold the 9 key down on the keyboard.

  • @michaelmarburger1003
    @michaelmarburger1003 4 года назад +1

    One huge problem is schools do not teach people finance. No one knows basic economics. People can’t even manage their own finances so how do you expect to have people running the country that have no idea about the financing of what the country needs and we have a leader that has filed for bankruptcy 7 times so you know that idiot has no idea how to finance his own business much less an entire country

  • @juancmf9634
    @juancmf9634 6 лет назад +10

    Mises must benow seven feet under the ground yelling *"I TOLD YOU!!!!!!!"*

    • @alexsch2514
      @alexsch2514 4 года назад

      Mises was an ideot and understood economics even less than Keynes. And that is already a low bar. The only decent economist ever is Marx

  • @EikTuKaTu
    @EikTuKaTu 4 года назад +2

    This is very inaccurate, comparison to 1940 is also dishonest, US was able to run this level of deficit only because the USD is a reserve currency, but this position is under threat now. China is dumping US holding, Japan is no longer salivating over US treasuries either. At some point this reckless behavior is coming home with major consequences.

    • @Learner5555
      @Learner5555 4 года назад

      How are they going to pay it back...what's a debt jubilee..?

  • @jho4832
    @jho4832 5 лет назад +3

    It does not matter until the US dollar is not the currency of choice in international commerce.

    • @antlaflame7410
      @antlaflame7410 5 лет назад +1

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  • @Dr.Jekyll_
    @Dr.Jekyll_ 5 лет назад +1

    The government doesn’t make money it takes money.

  • @SaiyanDemon
    @SaiyanDemon 5 лет назад +17

    America - “Does America’s Debt Even Matter”
    Idk is it 🤨
    (YES)

  • @andrefouche9682
    @andrefouche9682 3 года назад +1

    So why don’t you just print enough money and give to everyone and thus end poverty if this is true?

  • @constantinekarampelas9954
    @constantinekarampelas9954 4 года назад +5

    Ummm...yeah, the debt matters

  • @magenertech9412
    @magenertech9412 5 лет назад +2

    "As lowering taxes, more borrowing is needed", that's not true. When you tax the hell out of the people, the economy will slow to such a degree that you will need to take even more debt.

  • @FalconFastest123
    @FalconFastest123 5 лет назад +4

    The vast majority of our spending is on entitlements. Privatizing Social Security would likely solve most of the problem.

    • @94fleetwood49
      @94fleetwood49 5 лет назад +1

      Rid of Social Security. It's just free money to lazy fks anyways.

    • @aolvaar8792
      @aolvaar8792 5 лет назад

      I turn 62 this year, My wife, children, and I are capped by the SS combined family maximum of $5400/mo.So yes, it is a true entitlementEntitlements: how about the $7 trillion unfunded liability for 10 million military retirees(not one penny was set aside)This entitlement almost equals 60 million retirees on social security (military pensions are most likely taken in their 40's)

  • @harleyme3163
    @harleyme3163 4 года назад +2

    bullshit.. they dont borrow money they just print more. and thats truly why your in debt.. AND devalue you money at the same time.
    sooner or later I'll be looking forward to spending 20cents Canadian for $1 American :-)

  • @nacly4654
    @nacly4654 5 лет назад +14

    “Social security, Healthcare and Defense”
    You mean Defense, Defense, and more *Defense*?

    • @dominospizzaoninstagram1087
      @dominospizzaoninstagram1087 4 года назад +1

      Watch pragerU's explanation. They explain how social securing
      and Medicare are the 2 driving factors.

    • @panzerofthelake506
      @panzerofthelake506 4 года назад +1

      @@dominospizzaoninstagram1087 hahah

    • @panzerofthelake506
      @panzerofthelake506 4 года назад +1

      @@dominospizzaoninstagram1087 Prager u

    • @panzerofthelake506
      @panzerofthelake506 4 года назад +1

      @@dominospizzaoninstagram1087 the "university" that isn't a university

    • @panzerofthelake506
      @panzerofthelake506 4 года назад +1

      @@dominospizzaoninstagram1087 defence is the biggest spending in the us budget and the us needs that for its global sphere of influence. But Trump is looking to reduce spending of the military which is good.

  • @jez5855
    @jez5855 4 года назад +1

    Debt has become so norm nowadays that people start questioning whether it matters or not... No surprise why theres a statistic that says over 70% or so of americans are living paycheque to paycheque.. Schools should seriously start teaching children basic finances.

  • @akashdobhal3054
    @akashdobhal3054 5 лет назад +6

    If there is a slight fluctuations in Chinese market Americans be like oh yeah China is going down.
    And US debt? It doesn't matter.

  • @ryancottle1563
    @ryancottle1563 4 года назад

    It's like questioning whether the soil beneath a building matters.

  • @jstreets1983
    @jstreets1983 6 лет назад +43

    Everyone is a expert suddenly. Notice how after these amazing figures ppl add there own political spin on it. Right blame left, left blames right.
    I say we are born with two hands for a reason that work together. They don't compete. What do I know, I'm a random guy on RUclips.

    • @orppranator5230
      @orppranator5230 6 лет назад +3

      The left blames the military for the debt. The military budget is 15% of the federal government's budget. The right blames welfare and entitlement spending. W and ES is 66% of the federal government's budget.
      And so, that is why I am on the right on this issue.

    • @vdinh143
      @vdinh143 6 лет назад

      Orppranator your rent and car payments make up the majority of your monthly spending budget. Let's see you cut it down.

    • @QXY01
      @QXY01 6 лет назад

      Lol it's not just politics. People add all types of nonsense. Printing money won't stop.

    • @ryanbeck7166
      @ryanbeck7166 6 лет назад

      People just don't understand how things work. The first step is to learn, then discuss priorities.
      ruclips.net/video/ba8XdDqZ-Jg/видео.html

    • @ryanbeck7166
      @ryanbeck7166 6 лет назад

      Orppranator
      Both are wrong, so don't celebrate. We have a debt, because the federal government sells bonds. It does not need to do that. Watch the video I posted.

  • @waycoolscootaloo
    @waycoolscootaloo 6 лет назад +1

    The U.S. has a GDP of $20.4 trillion as of the 2nd quarter of 2018. So it's debt to GDP is 104%. There are a number of countries who actually have an even higher debt to GDP ratio such as the UK. Last time I checked a few months ago, it was at 300%. That means the debt that the UK owes is 3x the size of it's actual economy. Yet you don't see the UK bankrupt yet. So that's why most Economists don't really worry about debt.
    Also you have to realize that when a person takes out a loan for say a home, they may be borrowing 4 ~ 6x the amount of money they actually bring home. (400% ~ 600% of a person's GDP essentially.) So they take a 30 year loan to pay it back.
    Now a country in comparison doesn't have a short life span typically of only 80 to a hundred years, which is the most that a person is basically going to ever live.
    The United States has been around far longer than any living person, and is expected to be around for many, many years beyond any living people today. This expectation goes for most rich countries. And right now the U.S. debt load is about 1 to 1 with its actual economy.
    So shareholders are a little bit more confident that the U.S. based on its long history that it's been around, not to mention its life expectancy, that they will be guaranteed to get their money back.
    National debt doesn't work exactly in the same way as personal debt you have to keep in mind.

  • @lucascarter8008
    @lucascarter8008 4 года назад +6

    This is hilarious how outdated this video is now, by next year the that will be double what was listed in the video

  • @EvanNagao
    @EvanNagao 6 лет назад +1

    I don't feel like the question in the title was answered

  • @justwrapapi
    @justwrapapi 4 года назад +3

    Reporter: Interest Rates might go up
    Federal Reserve: hahahaha are my a joke to you?

  • @josebravo1976
    @josebravo1976 4 года назад +1

    Debt doesn’t matter enjoy

  • @ArmyRangerSJ
    @ArmyRangerSJ 6 лет назад +2

    Fun fact. We have almost doubled the rate we're going into debt thanks to the new tax cuts

    • @aaro3455
      @aaro3455 6 лет назад

      Layback Studios no... 😂😂

    • @ArmyRangerSJ
      @ArmyRangerSJ 6 лет назад +1

      @@aaro3455 You joking? Hopefully you are. We were $350 billion dollars off the mark. Now about $900 billion off the mark. And I don't think you want to debate a future vet.

    • @aaro3455
      @aaro3455 6 лет назад

      please tell me what "mark" are you meaning. and no the tax cut doesnt incrise the rate of debth growth by dubble😂😂😂 were is your logic on that. how big you think the tax cuts were😅 because by your logic the tax cuts should have been around 50% in everything😂😂😂 but in reality they were around 10%. how 10% cut from us goverment income can doubble the debth they have to take every year.😂😂 it only should grow the debth 10% every year

    • @ArmyRangerSJ
      @ArmyRangerSJ 6 лет назад +1

      @@aaro3455 Equilibrium of what it would take to break even for the government budget.
      Also you should think about the scale of the tax cuts. Think before you post next time. Enough said. Don't come on my post again until you know what you're talking about.

    • @aaro3455
      @aaro3455 6 лет назад

      Layback Studios 😂😂😂😂 pliis man😂

  • @GainingDespair
    @GainingDespair 5 лет назад +2

    Interest alone on the US debt is approaching national defense, and "social security net" levels (not together one or the other). The more they borrow to pay for these the less they can afford them later down the road. As the debt rises they will have even less funding for theses two areas just compounding the problem. There will soon be a point (not conspiracy/dooms day thought) where the country is spending more yearly on maintaining the debt (static not paying off) than it spends on either of these two expenses.

  • @alanhoff89
    @alanhoff89 5 лет назад +7

    Saying that the govt "earns" money is the same thing as saying that a rapist "earns" intercourse.

  • @mickeylara2111
    @mickeylara2111 6 лет назад +1

    The problem with bonds is that it's the one percent that buys the government bonds so we end up owning the money to the one percent.

  • @phillhuddleston9445
    @phillhuddleston9445 6 лет назад +4

    I guess this must be the exception to the rule, the rule=CNBC never has anything I can agree with, I hope this starts a trend with them.

  • @jiil9862
    @jiil9862 4 года назад

    That counter of the rising debt is a nice touch

  • @mrg4847
    @mrg4847 5 лет назад +3

    No because they can just wage war with the debt collector.

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      @antlaflame7410 5 лет назад +1

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  • @ordinaryman1603
    @ordinaryman1603 4 года назад +1

    nope. debt is the new wealth everyone should have.debt replaced cash as the king status long time ago. your wealth is determined by the debt you have.

  • @CarFreeSegnitz
    @CarFreeSegnitz 6 лет назад +11

    The debt is awesome... when you're rich.
    The plebians have to pay taxes, money that they give but will never get back. We rich folk though get to lend our money to the government which we'll get back WITH INTEREST. And the good folks in Congress to whose election campaigns we contributed to will be sure to keep our tax rates low and our loopholes open.
    Now I know I don't speak for all high-net-worth people, but I don't like to work hard. I invented a few nice things about 40 years ago and I think I deserve to rest on my pile of money forever. Instead of putting up with the risk and effort to invest my money in more innovation, factories and jobs I'd much rather put it in nice, safe, easy Treasury Bonds.

    • @acctsys
      @acctsys 6 лет назад +1

      Lenard Segnitz It's why income tax is not flat. For example, the rich develops real estate for sale, the government builds the roads. The rich profit. Therefore they ought to take more of the tax burden than others.

    • @puremeth2000
      @puremeth2000 6 лет назад +3

      blightmoon he won't reply. His full statement is full of shit. Probably only blames rich people for everything. Pathetic person.

  • @abipratiwasiregar496
    @abipratiwasiregar496 5 лет назад

    could you please tell me, how to make this kind of video? at first i thought it was made from microsoft power point and then you save it as video (moving curve and graphics).

  • @SierraRamblesALot
    @SierraRamblesALot 6 лет назад +9

    Cut military spending and place higher taxes on goods for a period of time, sure this may affect some people negatively short term but long term it’ll save us from a debt crisis

    • @vdinh143
      @vdinh143 6 лет назад +1

      We don't really need to cut anything. Just tax the rich guys, what are they gonna do? Stop being rich?

    • @tjti2631
      @tjti2631 6 лет назад +2

      V D no they’ll just leave . But thanks for your advice genius

    • @richardsilva5110
      @richardsilva5110 6 лет назад

      Don't overtax goods. It's one of the main reasons that Br economy struggles so much, ans it increases inequality as hell

    • @sandman516
      @sandman516 6 лет назад

      @@tjti2631 They can leave but they are citizens of the U.S. which they will still have to pay those taxes or risk going to jail. The U.S. is the ONLY country to tax people based on citizenship and not where they earn their money.

    • @tjti2631
      @tjti2631 6 лет назад

      Sand Man Corporations don’t have citizenship. There are many ways to beat the irs with regards to personal tax including establishing residence in another country. I’ve lived abroad and I never paid a dime in taxes for all of those years .

  • @Theaksten
    @Theaksten 6 лет назад +1

    Very informative about an important topic, thank you CNBC!

    • @BanBb1
      @BanBb1 9 месяцев назад

      Too bad for your sake, none of it is true.

  • @gabrielmello3293
    @gabrielmello3293 5 лет назад +5

    2:30 Except it doesn't work that way. They increased revenue by lowering taxes. It's called Laffer's curve.

  • @SemiMono
    @SemiMono 4 года назад +1

    2:30 except it boosted the economy enough that tax revenue actually increased. If you tax 100% of income, production goes to 0 (or very close), and you actually make less tax revenue. There's a sweet spot, and it looks like we might have been taxing at above that sweet spot.
    Obviously it's more more complicated and variable than this, but that's a big reason why cutting taxes sometimes leads to a smaller deficit.

    • @Pistacho123Lol
      @Pistacho123Lol 4 года назад

      Argentina is a great example for this. Lots of (and high) taxes and local enterprises refuse to pay. Making a tremendous deficit for our government.

  • @gabrielmartinez2455
    @gabrielmartinez2455 5 лет назад +6

    Medicare for all, add 40 trillion

    • @Jimmy4video
      @Jimmy4video 5 лет назад

      Cut taxes for the rich, watch debt explode.

  • @rohitvirwadia386
    @rohitvirwadia386 4 года назад

    How do you edit your videos? Any particular software?

  • @johntate6218
    @johntate6218 5 лет назад +3

    Its $23 trillion in 2019 already

    • @daigomori7374
      @daigomori7374 4 года назад +1

      25 trillion now with the stimulus pact

    • @tairz2013
      @tairz2013 4 года назад

      This is a fiat currency backed by nothing and has no value, but we have to fall into debt to make money unless you're from old money

  • @SemiMono
    @SemiMono 4 года назад +2

    So US bonds are rated well, kinda like the mortgage packages in 2008?

  • @jarnomakkonen1756
    @jarnomakkonen1756 6 лет назад +9

    This presentation, as required by the format, greatly simplifies the issues to the point where it misleads the watchers into thinking there is a simple solution to the simple problem of the government spending more that it raises in revenue. Whatever solution is taken (budget cuts or tax increases), there are negative secondary effects on the economy and people. Any effective solution is subject to the politics of many third rail issues and after implementation subject to diminishing returns as people take action to mitigate the negative secondary effects. Also, in order not to shock the system, change has to be implemented slowly or else the cure becomes worse than the disease. It is an important issue and while it is never too late to start solving it, it is probably too late to solve it without significant adverse effects for a lot of people. Too bad that subject matter experts are assumed to be partisan in post-fact America. Sad!

  • @markjmaxwell9819
    @markjmaxwell9819 4 года назад +1

    Considering outside Canada Alaska and Mexico.
    Besides Tesla US Automakers don't sell many vehicles anymore.
    And the US basically doesn't make consumer electronics anymore it seems the North American and South American continent's are becoming more insulated to the rest of the world.
    The world's biggest economy maybe but not the manufacturing and innovation hub it used to be.
    Wall street doesn't run the world.

  • @conceptwcom
    @conceptwcom 5 лет назад +3

    Al least U.S. citizens have cheap burgers.

    • @qamarpasha2818
      @qamarpasha2818 5 лет назад

      Valentin Valcu and sugar drinks

    • @94fleetwood49
      @94fleetwood49 5 лет назад +1

      Burgers cost less and bigger in foreign countries.

  • @darwaishi
    @darwaishi 6 лет назад +2

    Great presentation.

  • @recoveringnewyorker2243
    @recoveringnewyorker2243 6 лет назад +31

    $600 toilet seats?

    • @dcocrypto7446
      @dcocrypto7446 6 лет назад

      Shepperd November governments cost 1.2 million $$

  • @1sweettime207
    @1sweettime207 6 лет назад +1

    Very well informativ video thanks Elizabeth Schulze.

  • @qamarpasha2818
    @qamarpasha2818 5 лет назад +3

    CNBC : US Safest place to invest money .
    ME : Ahahahahahah nice joke

  • @puro9831
    @puro9831 5 лет назад +1

    Cutting taxes has actually increased tax revenue, this could be bc companies are doing better, and more are moving into our country to take advantage of the market. Cutting spending is the next step

  • @Azeem_Haq
    @Azeem_Haq 6 лет назад +5

    #Usurykillseconomy

  • @b_to_the_b
    @b_to_the_b 4 года назад +1

    Saying the country “is in much better shape” has not aged well

  • @XOPOIIIO
    @XOPOIIIO 6 лет назад +5

    The girl is beautiful.

  • @x8263
    @x8263 4 года назад +1

    Debt does not matter to government, or the wealthy. However, if your an everyday person, at some point the debt will mater when bread is $20 dollars a loaf. Governments never look out for the people. Government and the people that make them up are more interested in staring in the political reality show, and stroking their egos.

    • @Jakakke311
      @Jakakke311 4 года назад

      I sure once bread 🥖 is over 5$ I would hope people will riot

  • @ADEehrh
    @ADEehrh 5 лет назад +5

    Dumfp not knowing how a budget works; nooooo I can't believe that.

  • @sundaywhiterabbit7679
    @sundaywhiterabbit7679 5 лет назад +1

    When you take a loan for a car, the car is collateral.
    When you take a loan for a home, the house is collateral.
    When the Godverment charges the people interest on a blank check, that is called usery. Usery is another name for slavery of the masses thru debt.
    Just what or whom is the collateral to that large debt racked up by printing money out of thin air that our Godverment borrows from the privately held institution called the Federal Reserve?
    We the People are the collateral for that debt. That is why it matters.
    We are essentially asking children who have not beem born yet to work their whole lives until death to pay this back. We are enslaving our children to a lifetime of indentured servitude to the state. Those kids will be forced to pay the debt of people who will be long gone dead for decades. That's why.

  • @Azeem_Haq
    @Azeem_Haq 6 лет назад +4

    what a waste system

  • @dawae4623
    @dawae4623 3 года назад

    the US is that one kid that ''borrows'' your bike and never gives it back

  • @josemontouy9869
    @josemontouy9869 6 лет назад +14

    Trump said he was going to bring it down, what happen Trump?

    • @JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel
      @JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel 6 лет назад +6

      tRump is a compulsive liar and con artist.

    • @ImTofu0001
      @ImTofu0001 6 лет назад +4

      Uptin Sinclaire If you start with lies I c an say the same with Clinton, Bush and Obama said the same thing 😂

    • @DanishValkyrie
      @DanishValkyrie 6 лет назад

      There's a lesson to be learned here

    • @GRANOLA77
      @GRANOLA77 6 лет назад +2

      @@ImTofu0001
      That's just deflection. Sure they've lied but they're not in power anymore

    • @hydrochloricacid2146
      @hydrochloricacid2146 5 лет назад

      @@ImTofu0001 oh you want to play that game? The "other people did it so therefore it's ok" game?
      Well lucky for you, we have data for you, courtesy of politifact.
      Trump's file: 14% classified as "pants on fire". Overall 69% of what he's said is classified as mostly false or worse.
      Obama's file: 1% classified as PoF, 24% mostly false or worse.
      HRC's file: 3% PoF, 27% mostly false or worse.
      So yes, you CAN claim that these politicians have lied during their carrier. But no one has lied to the extent trump has.

  • @Poochie1
    @Poochie1 6 лет назад

    since 2009, US GDP has risen 5 Trillion, while US Government debt has risen 10 Trillion.

  • @MrStanderd5000
    @MrStanderd5000 6 лет назад +3

    But i want free college and health care boohoo it's time to bite the bullet and pay our debt.

    • @MarshallTheArtist
      @MarshallTheArtist 6 лет назад

      MrStanderd5000 Both of those things could actually save money if executed correctly.

    • @MDP1702
      @MDP1702 6 лет назад

      Maybe the US should make their military spending more efficient and cut it down by a lot instead of increasing it. Why do you need to spend more than the next 15 countries combined?

  • @_michko_
    @_michko_ 5 лет назад

    As long as the world wants the US to be a superpower, debt doesn’t matter.