Craiglxviii
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Joke or not Craig, WE - that's you, me and the other idiots who vote for our politicians pay the interest on it. Or rather we don't - which is why it's still growing. Even if you halve the number it's not possible to pay it off!
My point is, that clock increases at a rate determined by a simple equation. It takes no reference to real world events.
National debt is a really complex thing. It is also the basis for every existing currency (fiat). So having some, or indeed a lot doesn't necessarily mean that we're in the brown n smelly. After all, should the nation default who is going to make it pay? No one actually can.
My point is that despite all of this, financially as a nation we really aren't badly off at all. We have an inherently strong economy and gubmint looks set to support that even more as Brexit goes on- which is good. That means we can continue to generate produce, produce means trade and trade means revenue in foreign hard currency, which is used to service debt and continue trade.
That's why it's a joke. It's far too simplistic to represent anything like the actual situation.