ViewpointsOpinionWe’ve Entered the Doom Loop of Deficit–Debt–InflationSavePrintThe Treasury Department building in Washington on Jan. 19, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesMichael Wilkerson8/15/2023|Updated: 8/16/20230:00X 1CommentaryShare this articleLeave a commentMichael WilkersonAuthorMichael Wilkerson is a strategic adviser, investor, and author. He's the founder of Stormwall Advisors and Stormwall.com. His latest book is “Why America Matters: The Case for a New Exceptionalism” (2022).Author’s Selected ArticlesThe Robots Will Take the Ostriches FirstAug 08, 2025Recession or Inflation: Can We Have Neither?Jun 16, 2025How the First Generation of English Settlers Shaped the Future of a NationJun 12, 2025Moody’s Inconvenient ReminderMay 19, 2025Related TopicsinflationU.S. economynational debtdeficit spendingDoom loop