No, "public debt" is at 73%, including "intragovernmental holdings" (social security etc) it's at 105% See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_pu

No, "public debt" is at 73%, including "intragovernmental holdings" (social security etc) it's at 105% See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt#Measuring_debt_relative_to_gross_domestic_product https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt#Meas... and refer to the first paragraph of the article of a definition of the two debt types.