I see that the US national debt reduced 70 bil. dollars in 1 month. How is this possible? It is a recession!?

Anonymous2009-01-01T17:35:54Z

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Our exports went up with a weak dollar and our gasoline consumption decrease by 35 Billion miles last years. We are all learning how to live with less. That's a good thing. It'll decimate China's economy. However on the global scale; only the fittest survive. as the oil and natural resources become more scarce.

OPM2009-01-01T18:06:25Z

When the Federal Reserve creates money it sometimes destroys debt. Money is non-interest bearing debt from the government. The need for liquidity was so high that people traded interest bearing debt for money.

KevinStud992009-01-01T20:47:59Z

Your data is incorrect Pratyush. The debt has been increasing according to available government data.