But, but, but, but, but you can’t eat gold
It's a bunch.
Throw in real estate, mineral deposits, oil bearing property, and we probably don't really have a net national debt.
BTW, you can't eat gold, and when the going gets real, real, real tough it's better to have an attic full of tulip bulbs than just about anything else.
And you find people still laughing about the Late Medieval Tulip Bubble!
I misread your tagline and thought it said we had to pay the left for the bill.