Opinion | Does America Have Too Much Debt? - The New York Times

So, did we borrow too much money? Probably not. During those two economic crises of Covid and the Great Recession, adding to the debt was more than justified. I just wish some of the other borrowing had been used for better purposes: ending child poverty rather than giving tax breaks to corporations, rebuilding infrastructure rather than invading Iraq. But while our priorities were sometimes foolish, our borrowing wasn't…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/opinion/us-debt-deficit-economy.html