It’s no secret that the US government has amassed trillions in debt over the past few decades. The national debt currently stands at more than $33 trillion, according to the Treasury Department, and there aren’t any signs that debt could meaningfully shrink anytime soon. And as the mountain of debt keeps piling up, and the government’s budget deficit remains massive, some bond traders are now joining politicians in decrying the government’s ever-growing financial obligation. They’re known as “bond vigilantes,” fixed-income traders who threaten or actually sell bonds in protest of an issuing entity’s policies or ... (full story)