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>It's not absolutely great. All those pension funds that are going to support decidedly unwealthy retirees (teachers, police, other public servants) are going t

>It's not absolutely great. All those pension funds that are going to support decidedly unwealthy retirees (teachers, police, other public servants) are going to be in dire straits. >And it's not just wealthy people who worry about the national debt, I think that's a pretty big concern for anyone who gives half a shit about social safety nets. None of this is a concern to a country that mints its own currency. National debt is simply a fully controlled savings account service run by the government. The reason the wealthy "worry" about the national debt (except when it comes to military spending) is because they want to see public sector spending on people restricted (to keep wages down) and things (to keep inflation down).

ericd 7y ago
Most (all?) of the pension funds I described aren’t run by the national government in the US, they’re typically run at the state level - CalPERS, for example, in California. Teachers, police, firemen are employed at the local level. Given that Medicare for All is a proposed US policy, I think it’s reasonable to scope this discussion to US concerns. Yes, the wealthy have some reasons to worry about it, but it’s silly to say that they’re the only ones with some reason to be concerned about it. Normal retirees on a fixed income and others trying to save for retirement, a house, whatever don’t want their savings completely debased either. And citizens in general probably won’t like the effects if the USD loses its reserve currency status due to lax monetary policy.