It's certainly unsustainable but that doesn't mean that it cannot be sustained for 20 to 60 years. The money can come from buyers of treasuries. And indeed it h

It's certainly unsustainable but that doesn't mean that it cannot be sustained for 20 to 60 years. The money can come from buyers of treasuries. And indeed it has. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2016USp_12s1li011lcn_H0f http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2016... And it's cheaper than ever for the government to do. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLYubON4v7A/UPTBpQUr8eI/AAAAAAAAE0I/aMPpuwRZzuA/s1600/us-treasury-yields-since-1800-all-time-low.png https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GLYubON4v7A/UPTBpQUr8eI/AAAAAAAAE... As long as we never try to pay it back.