You never pay it off. It's like "the war on crime" or "the war on drugs". Don't call it a war if there is no clear win. You can never win the war, but you MUST

You never pay it off. It's like "the war on crime" or "the war on drugs". Don't call it a war if there is no clear win. You can never win the war, but you MUST win the battles in order to not lose it.