schulden sind nichts schlimmes, im gegenteil, sie sind oft sogar sehr nützlich (konsum, wie du sagst) solange sie im rahmen bleiben.
was aber die usa macht, kann man schon lange nichtmehr als gesund bezeichnen.
"In 2008, the budget deficit was a then-record $438 billion. This year the budget deficit is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to be $1.8 trillion—a four-fold increase!"
seekingalpha.com/article/...ually-americans-are-not-saving-yet
Double-Dip Recession Signs Materializing
seekingalpha.com/article/...-dip-recession-signs-materializing
The scope of the proposed budget for fiscal 2011 is $3.8 trillion. The difference between revenue and expenditures for this fiscal year will leave us with a deficit of $1.6 trillion and, amazingly enough, that shortfall will equal 10.6% of GDP--the highest since WWll, and $200 billion more than 2009! Next year's deficit is slated to post just a $300 billion reduction to $1.3 trillion.
To give you a bit of perspective of how far we've gone off the fiscal rails, the budget for all of 2001 was "just" $1.9 trillion
www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-pento/...hic-debt_b_450799.html
"More than $860 billion in stimulus spending enacted last year has failed to move the nation's jobless rate much below 10%, and polls show Americans question its effectiveness. The federal deficit reached $1.4 trillion by the end of last year, its highest level since World War II"
online.wsj.com/article/...2748704227304575326763960390130.html
für den heutigen tag stehen die zeichen (noch) alle auf grün.