[Gunslingr3]

LOL! That's not the question.

I'm sorry the world doesn't fit in the frame you're trying to construct. There are more ways to do things than your loaded question suggests

How high would your return have to be?

Sufficient to cover the debt, and superior to alternative investments.

I'm less likely to borrow to fund anything. Like new investment in manufacturing plants.

'Easy finance' more often than not encourages reckless finance. Do you think we need more or less Solyndra's?

I am less likely to purchase. What happens to productively allocated savings when demand collapses? What happens to employment?

'Demand' we can't afford is demand we don't need. That's the biggest problem with the world economy right now. What builds wealth - savings, or consumption? Demand built on savings is sustainable. Demand pyramided on debt is the core of the boom-bust cycle.

[Toddsterpatriot]

If you think production will increase if prices across the board are guaranteed to drop 3% a year, every year, you're confused.

If you think companies will borrow in such an environment to expand production, knowing that their interest burden will increase, year after year, while their prices will drop, year after year, you're even more confused.

[Toddsterpatriot]

What builds wealth - savings, or consumption?

Production builds wealth.