Not far from Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, a giant screen displays a fast-changing string of 14 digits. Soon the number will flip above $35tn, as the quantity of US government debt spirals to a new record. There is space on the US debt clock for another couple of digits, allowing the display to reach into quadrillions. The only snag: the trajectory of America’s debt burden already feels unsustainable.
在離曼哈頓中城時代廣場不遠的地方,一個巨大的螢幕上顯示著一個快速變化的14位數字。隨著美國政府債務規模上升至新紀錄,這個數字很快將突破35兆美元。美國債務時鐘上還有空間再放幾位數字,使顯示數字達到千萬億。唯一的障礙是:美國債務負擔的軌跡已經讓人覺得不可持續。
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