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Unprecedented levels if lawmakers don't step in to change laws. that alarming news from the congressional budget office. cristina alesci is here. talk to us about the impact of the u.s. carrying debt. >> you're absolutely right, the impact right now is life is a party, it's sort of like throwing down your credit card at a bar with your friends. it feels really good in the moment, in the long term, what our own government said today, the debt level right now poses or in the future poses a substantial risk to the u.s. economy. as you point out this is happening under a republican administration,...

That the u.s. has a higher debt capacity than our current debt level, nobody's going to argue with that. yes, we can't -- that's why the markets don't freak out as the deficit has gotten bigger. the problem with deficits, of course, is that you have to pay back the money. and it crowds out other priorities that we have rising debt. >> because there is interest. it's not free. >> yeah, it's not free. that said, we can't afford it. and it's not really about mmt. mmt as a theory is confused. the argument that the u.s. can afford to run deficits, especially if it's for investing in things that are...

But so far italy is not changing course the government wants to deliver on campaign promises which include early retirement and increased spending on social services the problem is italy's debt as high as one hundred thirty percent of gross domestic product only greece has an even higher debt level e.u. regulations cap any country's debt at sixty percent of annual economic output financial markets are alarmed front pages warn of rising interest rates and banks are worried there are powerful players in any budget debate as they can close the spigot at any time and dry up the government spending...

Deficit to two point four percent. while. selling off a few buildings is unlikely to calm down anyone in brussels hours before the budget deadline passed the i.m.f. also criticised rome for the current state of the economy with low income levels and high unemployment. all right and for more let's cross over now to brussels to our correspondent band. so refused to submit a revised budget plan as was widely expected how has that gone down with you officials. the u.s. official was staunchly opposing this budget from room because the simply the numbers don't add up the debt level is too high and t...

>> bill: how much better could it get? dream a little. >> we think it's sustainable. we've said from the beginning we think the american economy can grow at 3%. we've done it for the last 12 months. the first time in 10 years it happened. it's sustainable. it is that dynamism that comes to the economy and the better government finances that come from it. government revenues go up, government expenses go down. if you have a job you aren't on food stamps. buried in the numbers is the fact that 1.3 million people who had given up and left the job force permanently under president obama have come ...