The deficit they create now is finite and can be paid for later, just as homeowners borrow now for a one-time payment, incurring a finite debt they pay off over time.

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However, if nominal GDP grows at 4 percent per annum over the next 40 years, these payments would be closer to 1 percent of the GDP at the time of the payment, making it far easier to simply roll this debt over.

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