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All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

INSIGHT

Japan's Debt Problem

  • Japan's massive debt limits its economic flexibility.
  • Servicing this debt requires economic contraction, higher taxes, or inflation.
  • Raising interest rates would make the debt even more expensive, further compressing federal spending.
  • Japan already spends 25% of its federal budget on servicing existing debt at low interest rates.
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