{"id":188380,"date":"2023-04-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=188380"},"modified":"2023-04-11T11:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:19:21","slug":"u-s-debt-situation-is-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/u-s-debt-situation-is-ugly\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Debt Situation is Ugly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a picture is worth a thousand words, the one below says everything needed to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Chart-of-the-Week-04052023.png\" alt=\"Federal Debt Held by the Public, 1900 to 2053\" class=\"wp-image-188381 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all know the debt situation is out of control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It does not portend a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when the next crisis&nbsp;<em>does<\/em>&nbsp;rear its head, can the U.S. cope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be able to drink 18 beers and hold your liquor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re more likely to explode all over the sidewalk and pass out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The risks of navigating the next crisis become greater by the second\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally Posted April 5, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lmtr.com\/u-s-debt-situation-is-ugly\/\">U.S. Debt Situation is Ugly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know the debt situation is out of control. 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