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A forgotten Swedish economist’s 130-year-old theory explains why investors won’t quit funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt

deficits are, in effect, being increasingly funded by its tech sector."

A forgotten Swedish economist’s 130-year-old theory explains why investors won’t quit funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt

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deficits are, in effect, being increasingly funded by its tech sector."

"To oversimplify: You could argue that U.S. deficits are, in effect, being increasingly funded by its tech sector."

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