Is the debt a concern? Is the theory we can spend whatever we want sound?
That's a good question. It's rule by (western + chums) consensus so as long as creditors believe we can and if the entry points to the economy are not sufficiently inflationary, belief can suspend reality. For a time at least, within limits.
You have MMT and the FED/Treasury's balance sheet doesn't have to remain solvent.
In short, the rules are made up as they go along. 2008 showed that they will do whatever they have to to support the system and that includes re-writing the rules.
As long as the leading nations continue to agree with each other and work in concert, and given that there is no haven of greater safety for the money to flow to, it remains as open question as to whether it is sustainable.
If it were non-leading nations doing this the money would have fled westward, out of their accounts, or rates would have exploded a long time ago.
USD is still the safest haven ... or is that BTC now
