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david_shawlast Friday at 6:38 PM1 replyview on HN

You can donate to reduce the national debt, so it's not that far out of the realm of possibility that federal agencies would solicit donations, too.

https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/23779454


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amwyesterday at 7:24 AM

Donating to reduce the government debt is such a wildly dumb thing to exist. The US is currency sovereign! It has no risk of default on any debt denominated in USD!

The only reason a site like this exists is for politicians to distract from the fact that the budget of a nation with currency sovereignty does not actually have to raise revenues with taxes in order to spend money on services (and thus, be an excuse to cut services).

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