US federal deficit of $2 trillion per year requires constant Treasury refinancing; as demand for Treasuries decreases at auction, the Fed will eventually have to absorb the deficit directly (as Japan does), creating permanent monetary expansion
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Jay MartinEvidence Quote
“you run a deficit of $2 trillion per year they need to borrow that money every single year to keep the government funded right... eventually probably like in Japan, the government's just going to have to start sucking up that deficit themselves”
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:38:20 PM
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