When Does US Federal Debt Reach an Unsustainable Level?

cratermoon · on Dec 4, 2023

Never. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/business/economy/modern-m... (https://archive.is/KjotV)

rayiner · on Dec 4, 2023

Slowly, then all at once.

wyldfire · on Dec 4, 2023

Do falling birth rates make it even less sustainable? Seems like it would. Especially when combined with recent xenophobia influencing immigration policy.

ssss11 · on Dec 4, 2023

Don’t they just print more money, and the rest of the world pays the inflation repercussions due to the fact USD is the default trade currency?

underseacables · on Dec 4, 2023

Yesterday.

facialwipe · on Dec 4, 2023

TL;DR ~20 years best case scenario. Best case scenario unlikely due to political stagnation. No solution offered.