Evaluate the following statement explaining why our grandchildren may not suffer the entire burden of a federal deficit. True or False: The burden of the national debt on present and future generations depends on who owns the accumulated national debt. if the debt is owned internally, then debt payment is simply a transfer of income between households in the nation in the future. True: False If, over time, real government budget deficit remains unchanged, and national debt continues to increase, a dollars will be spent on interest payments on the debt, and as a result, can be spent on highways, health care, defense, and other pubilic-sector programs..