America points at France – but the bill Washington has not yet sent is its own.

Washington has found its cautionary tale on the streets of France. Yet America runs a bigger deficit at full employment, and its interest bill now outweighs defence. For fifteen years, QE made borrowing feel free. So why can't the Fed simply ride to the rescue again – and who will send Washington the bill?

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