Heavy government debt only adds to unease about the future after the so-called Great Recession.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

The U.S. Government also issues small denomination debt to individuals to help them called savings bonds, but we aren't talking about those.

美国政府也发行小面值债券,用于面向个人,叫做长期储蓄债券,我们今天不涉及这些

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Now, assuming that we trust the government-- I think the U.S. Government has never defaulted on its debt-- we'd take that as a riskless return.

假设我们信任政府-,假设美国政府从未拖欠债务-,可以把它当作无风险回报。

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And China now holds more United States government debt than any other nation.

VOA: special.2009.11.21

We call them consols because, in the early 1700s, the British Government issued what they called consols or consolidated debt of the British Crown that paid a certain amount of pound sterling every six months forever.

我们称之为公债是因为早在十八世纪初,英国政府规定他们称之为英国皇家,统合公债或者联合公债,要求永久性地,每六个月支付一定数量的英镑

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The quality of Greek government debt is now rated at "junk" levels.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

And despite the global financial crisis, the United States remains China's most reliable customer, and Beijing, the world's biggest buyer of U.S.government debt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Lee says the president is ignoring the people's wishes for less government debt and more responsible budgets.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

President Obama says he inherited massive government debt and a sinking economy from his predecessor,President Bush, and that only drastic action will correct the situation while investing in the nation's needs pertaining to health care, energy independence,and education.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Republicans say the plan would add to the nation's debt, raise insurance costs and expand government involvement in health care.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

A government-owned group of companies,Dubai World, has been seeking to restructure twenty-six billion dollars of debt.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

The government says forty-five percent of college students have credit card debt.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

But Dubai's finance chief said the government does not guarantee its debt.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Their new government will have to deal with Britain's own debt crisis.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

"The U.K.government has got to make some pretty savage cuts because its public debt is so high."

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

"One would think that our government would be fiscally responsible and try and contain our debt.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Republicans stood united in opposition to the legislation, claiming it would increase the national debt, and put the government in firm control of the health care system.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

Tens of thousands of disgruntled workers spilled into Greek streets on Wednesday, registering their discontent with government austerity measures to control Greece's spiraling public deficit and debt.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

That has led to charges by Republicans the economic recovery is an illusion, funded by inefficient government spending that has weakened America's long-term economic position by vastly expanding the national debt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"We've seen the example of Greece, where there was no more trust in the Greek government's ability to cut down the budget, to contain the debt or to keep it under control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

"So,you pile up all this Democrat spending, all their borrowing,all their debt, you add it to their government takeover of health care, their 'cap and trade' national energy tax and their continued bailouts.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

"And they will see President Obama's higher taxes, more spending,more debt, more government intervention in our economy,in the banks, in the auto industry, in health care and in energy as largely responsible for that lack of job creation,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

Republicans assert the legislation will lead to federal government control of the health care system, higher costs and deficits and debt, and bitterly complain about Democrat's plan to pass the Senate-approved bill without a direct vote, by packaging it with a separate measure of changes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19