The United States can run large fiscal deficits because it has access to financing, while many countries globally cannot access bond markets and instead dangerously draw on their domestic banks to fund government spending.
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David MalpassEvidence Quote
“The US is able to run a really big fiscal deficit... What they have been doing, and it's dangerous, is drawing on their domestic banks.”
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World Bank's David Malpass on global debt & economic inequality | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer— GZERO MediaCreated: 8/12/2026, 5:50:34 PM
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