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To put it on scale, this is roughly 6% of the US's GDP. The US's real growth rate is about 4%/year. In other words, for every 1$ of growth in the US economy over the last year, the US borrowed 1.50$ from outside it's borders (well, technically, it borrowed 1.50$ more than it lent).
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We dont borrow from outside countries to fund our government, that's not how it works. We owe it to ourselves, the interest is from those who buy government bonds. So the money isn't going anywhere but back to us when it's paid.