National Debt Tops $18.2 Trillion

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My Brain Hurts

 

[dirtfarmerz]

The people leading us down this path are either fools, or, they have an agenda. They are not fools...

 

[Dean C.]

Ehhh historically speaking we have almost always ran a deficit in this country (Jackson did not but he caused a massive economic train wreck by doing so). The deficit is honestly at this point just a number the 24/7 news cycle throws around (fox i am looking at you) to scare people. There are other more important things to worry about like our roads, for lack of better word ****ty education system and out total cluster of a political system (Democrats and Republicans I am looking at you too).

 

[actaeon277]

Ehhh historically speaking we have almost always ran a deficit in this country (Jackson did not but he caused a massive economic train wreck by doing so). The deficit is honestly at this point just a number the 24/7 news cycle throws around (fox i am looking at you) to scare people. There are other more important things to worry about like our roads, for lack of better word ****ty education system and out total cluster of a political system (Democrats and Republicans I am looking at you too).

No. It's not "just a number".
What happens when you loan your brother money, and you figure out you've loaned him more than he makes in a year?
Well, people can stop "loaning" the government money also.
Or charge them more, because of the risk of not being paid back.

Because we've "always had a debt" is not good enough to keep racking it up.
There's a difference between having 2,000 on the credit card, and 25,000 on the credit card.

 

[Lee11b]

Dang when Obama took office the debt was less than 8 trillion!!!!!