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  So when the country cant afford the interest and defaults anyway what's the plan?
context: In short? It would quite literally cripple the economies of most of the Western World and cause severe short-term and long-term financial crisis. Just flirting with this stupid disaster in 2011 - not even actual default, just the idea that they could - resulted in a loss of billions of dollars. It's reckless, irresponsible, and incredibly dangerous to even entertain at the highest levels of government. >
  
  Well I mean its going to have to be dealt with eventually. Debt-to-gdp ratio has been increasing since like the 80s. So it should be a concern for the highest levels of government. >
  
  The debt ceiling should be eliminated entirely. It’s one of the most idiotic pieces of legislation ever passed. 
  Our debt is not something that needs to be worried about.