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When a government spends more than it receives in taxes, it runs a budget deficit which is usually covered by issuing debt obligations to domestic and/or international investors. In the US these obligations are Treasury bills, Treasury notes, and Treasury bonds. The total outstanding amount of such obligations constitutes a National Debt.
National debt refers to a situation in which the nation owes large amounts of money to outside sources.

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