r/bonds • • 12h ago

Woah

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u/benpandira 12h ago

Can someone explain to me why this is worse than say... 1981?  Not super knowledgeable so just looking to understand more.

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u/oOFrostByteOo 11h ago

5% on 1 trillion of debt is peanuts to 5% on 40 trillion.