I don’t think that’s a good analogy. For one thing, I won’t believe the Greeks are “getting cleaned up” until those idiotic government pensions disappear. Secondly, I don’t think there’s any comparison between an individual drug addict and an entire nation. If a nation can’t meet its obligations, then it should probably cease to exist.
that's USA within 25 years. WE will be forced to default within that timeframe. And, it's likely, Americans will do it the hard way by refusing additional debt to keep going.
The USA will repudiate it's debt.