Hutang awam Amerika Syarikat

Hutang awam Amerika Syarikat adalah wang yang dipinjam oleh Kerajaan persekutuan Amerika Syarikat pada sebarang sesuatu masa menerusi terbitan isu sekuriti oleh Treasury dan agensi-agensi persekutuan yang lain. Hutang awam Amerika Syarikat mengandungi dua komponen:
Hutang yang dipegang oleh awam mengandungi sekuriti-sekuriti yang dipegang oleh pelabur di luar kerajaan persekutuan, termasuklah yang dipegang oleh pelabur, Sistem Simpanan Persekutuan dan asing, kerajaan tempatan dan negeri.
 Hutang antara kerajaan yang mengandungi sekuriti Perbendaharaan yang dipegang di dalam akaun-akaun yang ditadbir oleh kerajaan persekutuan, seperti Social Security Trust Fund.

Rujukan

Bacaan lanjut

   Argues that America is a world empire that uses credit in lieu of tribute and that history shows this to be unsustainable.
  Argues that the US is in good economic condition and that talk of the consequences of its debt is unduly alarmist.
 
  Argues that democracies eventually defeat autocracies because "countries with representative institutions are able to borrow more cheaply than those with autocratic governments" (p. 4). Bond markets also strengthen democracies internally by giving citizens some of the proverbial power of the purse and by aligning their interests with those of their governments.
 
  Argues the US completely paid off its first national debt but is unlikely to do so again.

Pautan luar
10 Inconvenient Truths About the Debt Ceiling, by Jon Perr, Crooks and Liars June 2, 2011
Documentary about the debt, "Ten Trillion and Counting", by PBS Frontline
Bureau of the Public Debt 
The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It  public and intragovernmental
Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions - Provides a broad range of information about federal debt including its relationship to the budget, ownership of the debt, debt management, and key policy considerations*The United States Public Debt, 1861 to 1975
GAO Citizen's Guide – 2008 
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform 
Historical Tables, Office of Management and Budget

Ekonomi Amerika Syarikat
Hutang kerajaan
Kewangan kerajaan di dalam Amerika Syarikat
Belanjawan persekutuan Amerika Syarikat