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Savings Bonds Faq
Question: What do the following Public Debt figures say about the Bush admin and the GOP?
Jan 15, 2000 – $5,719,849,572,269.03
Jan 10, 2008 – $9,198,377,804,543.39
enter dates Jan 15 2000 – Jan 10 2008
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/NPGateway
What is the Debt Held by the Public?
The Debt Held by the Public is all federal debt held by individuals, corporations, state or local governments, foreign governments, and other entities outside the United States Government less Federal Financing Bank securities. Types of securities held by the public include, but are not limited to, Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, TIPS, United States Savings Bonds, and State and Local Government Series securities.
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/resources/faq/faq_publicdebt.htm#DebtOwner
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More direct link:
==> http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np
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Answer: The only thing that it tells me is that there was a large increase from 2000 to 2008. which would lead me to believe that this increase is due to the war in Iraq, national security, the housing crisis, Katrina, and many other things that happened post 2000.
I’m just happy to know that my money is being spent wisely.
US Savings Bonds FAQ
Us Savings Bonds Faq. This section of Us Savings Bonds Information website contains many questions and answers on US Savings Bonds.
Click on one of the links below to find the answer to each Us Savings Bonds Faq.
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How do I calculate what my US savings bond is worth today? Click here for Savings Bond Calculator.
- What are the interest rates on Series EE US Savings Bonds?
- How long must I hold a US Savings Bond?
- Does my US Savings Bond still earn interest?
- What do I do when my US Savings Bonds stop earning interests?
- Can Savings Bonds be cashed in tax-free for contribution to a qualified state tuition program (529 plan) or Education Savings Account?
- What is the value of the US Savings Bonds at the death of the US Savings Bonds owner? Does the beneficiary get a stepped-up cost basis when the US Savings Bond owner dies?
- What value should the executor of the estate use to value US Savings Bonds for estate tax purposes?
- What records should I keep of my Savings Bonds?
- What do I do if I bought a US savings bond at a financial institution but it never arrived?
- How do I replace a lost US savings bond?
- Do I need to change my name of the Us Savings Bonds after I married?
- If my name has changed due to divorce, do I need to have my Us Savings Bonds reissued?
- What if the address on the Us Savings Bonds are incorrect?
- What if the social security on the US savings bond is incorrect?
- Where and how can I buy United States savings bonds?