[Shamrock498]

“Adjusting for compound interest and inflation, the total debt now lies in the trillions, by RBB’s estimates”

I know it makes for a more interesting story but, debt service isnt adjusted for inflation after the loan is made. you make a loan, set the interest rate and the payment terms and off you go.

[j. earl carter]

In addition to your point, the guilder was a gold coin in 1562, so there really wouldn't be any inflation anyway. The amount of gold in a guilder from 1562 is worth about the same today as it was then.