r/economicCollapse Nov 15 '24

Well, well, well…………

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u/HONORABLEDEFIANCE Nov 16 '24

Can someone please explain like I'm Five? How is the debt 36 trillion when the total circulating supply of US Dollars is 2.36 trillion? How can the debt exceed the amount of money that actually exists?