[FlyVet]

That'll put us near 115% debt/GDP. Only 5% more, and we, too, can be like the PIIGS of Europe.

Japan is getting away with over 200%, so maybe we can blast through the 120% barrier, and go for the gold.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

Most of Japan’s debt is government debt owned by the government. Kind of like our SS lock box. I was walking around with that 200% number in my head also but did some poking around and found it was much less.