Maybe it's because the rest of the world can though. If you look at the debt to GDP ratio of Germany, Russia, China, it is much lower than the United States. Recently it was reported by AB Bernstein that the Debt-To-GDP ratio in the United States -- the real Debt-To-GDP Ratio -- is 1,832%!! https://interactiveswingtrading.com/2019/09/09/ab-bernstein-...