If you want to see that the national debt is really money owed to Americans by the European owners of the Federal Reserve Bank, then read and understand these two documents: Modern Money Mechanics - https://www.publicbankinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Modern_Money_Mechanics.pdf ; Two Faces of Debt - https://www.fairmoney.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Federal-Reserve-Two-Faces-of-Debt.pdf. The Fed is causing inflation by creating new money out of the so-called loans they provide. It's the reason why BRICS nations want to get out from under the USDollar and the Euro.