Do you think the national debt is a problem?

[plplp5]

Currently the US has $39++ trillion in debt. Interest payments on the debt is $1 trillion. My opinion is that it is not sustainable and government has to find ways to cut spending or raise taxes. What do you think?

 

[lotus2345]

From my understanding debt really doesn’t matter as long as you have the strongest military in the world. However, if the US military weakens, the entire US will collapse under that debt. The US basically needs to start some kind of war every 10-15 years or so to sustain that debt.

 

[retardfuel30]

From my understanding debt really doesn’t matter as long as you have the strongest military in the world. However, if the US military weakens, the entire US will collapse under that debt. The US basically needs to start some kind of war every 10-15 years or so to sustain that debt.

Brutal

 

[gracious sub5]

If US keeps borrowing like this at some point it will become unsustainable.

 

[Peroz Shapur]

No, none of it exists in reality. If a country which isn't a defenseless third world hellhole accumulates $100T in debt nobody can do anything to force them to pay it back.

 

[Zer0/∞]

If US keeps borrowing like this at some point it will become unsustainable.

America is too big to fail, it can print as much money as it wants and the creditors will have to swallow the loss.