My Most Contrarian Opinion Right Now

Ben Carlson · 28 Aug 2026

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The United States is not at risk of a financial crisis caused by the size of its government debt.

Their wordsSo my baseline assumption is that people will continue complaining about the trillions of dollars we have in debt but it won’t lead to a financial crisis.

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The United States is not at risk of a financial crisis caused by the size of its government debt.

Their wordsSo my baseline assumption is that people will continue complaining about the trillions of dollars we have in debt but it won’t lead to a financial crisis.
Our reading
Government borrowing through the financial crisis and the pandemic was a good trade, because it repaired household balance sheets.

Their wordsI think the fact that the government took on debt during two crises to help households was a good trade-off.
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The real danger of high government debt is the policy errors it provokes, not a debt crisis.

Their wordsBut I am worried about high government debt levels causing policy errors.

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