Contempt of Court
Talking Feds
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How the US Incures Debt
Bob Odenkirk is an actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for playing the iconic lawyer Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad. The United States currently owes about $31.5 trillion to various creditors. Once incurred, the debt can be either held by the government or by the public. Public debt often increases in times of crisis like the Iran-Afghanistan War and 2008 banking crisis.
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