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The Peterson Institute for International Economics:  … if the post-recession, long-term US fiscal deficit skyrockets, to 10 percent of GDP instead of adjusting to 2 percent—because of uncontrolled spending on health care and Social Security—the current account deficit and foreign debt could explode. By 2030 the current account deficit would soar to more than $5 trillion annually, or more than 15 percent of US GDP, if policymakers fail to take decisive action to reduce the size of future budget deficits once the economy improves enough to do so. As a result, the net foreign debt of the United States would rise to $50 trillion, or more than 140 percent of GDP—far above any conceivably sustainable positions. The nation could be transferring about 7 percent of GDP annually to foreigners by 2030 to service its huge international debt. Projections by William R. Cline (see chapter 2 [pdf] in The Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States)

 

The New York Times: With the national debt now topping $12 trillion, the White House estimates that the government’s tab for servicing the debt will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019. (From Payback Time - Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government - Series - NYTimes.com).