Even famous
economists cannot agree on the risk posed by high levels of government debt:
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/government-debt-scarier-than-taxes-by-robert-skidelsky-2016-08
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-debt-long-term-borrowing-by-kenneth-rogoff-2016-08
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-debt-long-term-borrowing-by-kenneth-rogoff-2016-08