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Public donations help retire national debt amid partisan bickering
The Public Debt Bureau reports 2.43 million in public contributions this year through July, with 2.8 million last year, donated by ordinary citizens and immigrants alike. The piece highlights individual gifts, from a $20 to $30 donor to a Findlay Ohio woman’s $1.1 million bequest, while noting the funds flow into the Treasury general fund and do not curb total debt. It also covers GOP lawmakers advocating coin replacements for savings and Senator Kerry and Senator Brown opposing coin minting, plus debate over a Vietnam MIA program’s reach and funding.
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