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  "id": "RS20767",
  "type": "CRS Report",
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  "number": "RS20767",
  "active": false,
  "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
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      "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
      "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1441/",
      "id": "RS20767_2001Jan04",
      "date": "2001-01-04",
      "retrieved": "2005-06-10T20:44:28",
      "title": "How Budget Surpluses Change Federal Debt",
      "summary": "This report discusses how budget surpluses change federal debt. The answer involves understanding what drives changes in the two components of total federal debt, debt held by the public (which includes debt held by individuals, pension funds, banks, and insurance companies, among other entities) and debt held by government accounts (almost all in federal trust funds, such as Social Security).",
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      "topics": [
        {
          "source": "LIV",
          "id": "Budgets",
          "name": "Budgets"
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        {
          "source": "LIV",
          "id": "Public debt",
          "name": "Public debt"
        },
        {
          "source": "LIV",
          "id": "Budget surpluses",
          "name": "Budget surpluses"
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      ]
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  ],
  "topics": [
    "Economic Policy"
  ]
}