Multiple Choice
A major reason that the public debt cannot bankrupt the federal government is because
A) the public debt is mostly held by foreigners.
B) the federal government has the Social Security Trust Fund.
C) the public debt can be easily refinanced by issuing new bonds.
D) the federal government can draw on its gold reserves.
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