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“I love my country. I don’t want it in debt like this. I don’t want it having a financial crisis,’’ said Jane Olive, a retired teacher in Las Vegas who sent $100 to the box this month
But the contributions don’t specifically go to pay off existing debt. The government deposits them in the Treasury Department’s general fund, in essence the government’s main checking account.
“The gifts go toward funding the federal government, not to pay off the debt,’’ said Mckayla Braden, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of the Public Debt.
Note to Jane:Research a good non-profit and donate to them next time, instead of a band of criminals.
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