A nation paying its debt would actually not be as beneficial as you think, considering today's society runs on debt, having it is actually beneficial to an exte

A nation paying its debt would actually not be as beneficial as you think, considering today's society runs on debt, having it is actually beneficial to an extent for relations, trade, to avoid war etc. Now whether things should be this way am not sure, but a nation simply paying its debt off without significant changes to the role debt plays is not the answer.