anchor: 13Under this interest rate assumption, the level of net interest payments and net debt would be the same if the government began acquiring nonfederal financial assets before debt held by the public was eliminated.
positive: If the government began acquiring nonfederal financial assets in a certain moment, the level of net interest payments and net debt would be the same.
negative: If the government began acquiring nonfederal financial assets in a certain moment, the level of net interest payments and net debt would be different.