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Not to be argumentative, but I would be curious about the the $25 trillion figure - where does it come from? It seems very big, and very round for me. I'm far
by sgrove 18y ago
Not to be argumentative, but I would be curious about the the $25 trillion figure - where does it come from? It seems very big, and very round for me.
I'm far from an economic expert, so I'm interested in hearing about how you calculated the figure.
- felipe 18y agoI don't know about the $25t figure, but the unfunded obligations (i. e.: debt + Social Security + Medicare + etc...) amount to $59t http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt
- quasimojo 18y agothe $25 trillion point is pure speculation. i merely suggest this as a tipping point
- helveticaman 18y agoThis is not unreasonable. Adam Smith said that no country had ever paid its debt after it had exceeded a certain threshold.