"We may make the mess, but they the (future children / generations) have to clear it up"
"... data from the World Bank indicates that financial debt had been growing at twice the rate of GDP over the last five decades, even prior to the onset of the pandemic. "
"We may make the mess, but they have to clear it up"
"This might be justified if the money drawn down to today is invested in such a way that the debt will essentially pay itself off; however, the long-term rate of increase of debt over GDP implies we have not invested in this way. This global pattern is broadly replicated in the UK.
https://apolitical.co/solution-articles/en/dont-sell-the-future-for-the-mistakes-of-yesterday