In most households if your debt gets too hign you reduce spending.
Indeed.
5 facts about the U.S. national debt | Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center
https://www.pewresearch.org › ... › Economic Policy
Feb 14, 2023 — For several years, the nation's debt has been bigger than its gross domestic product, which was $26.13 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Interest Costs on the National Debt Set to Reach Historic ...
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
https://www.pgpf.org › blog › 2022/05 › interest-costs...
May 31, 2022 — CBO projects that annual interest costs will rise from $399 billion in 2022 to $1.2 trillion in 2032. As a percentage of gross domestic product ...
These are not positive indicators for a healthy economy.