UK debt-GDP has hit 250% during the Napoleonic Wars and 240% after WW2: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_GDP.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_G

UK debt-GDP has hit 250% during the Napoleonic Wars and 240% after WW2: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_GDP.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_GDP.png * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_national_debt#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_national_debt#H... The UK is still rolling forward that debt: * https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/31/uk-first-world-war-bonds-redeemed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/31/uk-first-wo... Japan peaked at 180%. The US can always revert the Trump tax cuts (for the rich), as they didn't seem to do anything useful and get some extra revenue. That should help.